Türkiye is pursuing higher trade and investment with Qatar and Syria through separate government engagements. Trade Minister Omer Bolat said Türkiye and Qatar aim to raise bilateral trade to $5 billion, while discussions in Damascus addressed a $10 billion Türkiye-Syria trade target, customs and transport improvements, reconstruction and Turkish investment. Qatar trade reached $1.3 billion last year after increasing 53-fold in 21 years, and the Strait of Hormuz disruption has encouraged alternative Gulf supply routes. In Syria, Bolat met Economy and Industry Minister Nidal al-Shaar and Syrian Investment Agency head Ahmad Rawad Ramadan during the 63rd Damascus International Fair, where officials reviewed implementation of April agreements and planned industrial-zone investments.