Dhaka, June 5 -- Turkey is exploring ways to increase its bilateral trade with Bangladesh from $1.3 billion to $2 billion, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said.

Speaking at a joint briefing in Dhaka on Friday after talks with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, Fidan said the two countries were examining potential measures to expand trade and economic cooperation.

"We are exploring potential initiatives to increase our bilateral trade volume from $1.3 billion to $2 billion," he said.

Fidan arrived in Dhaka on Thursday for a three-day visit as part of a broader tour of several Asian countries that began on Jun 2.

His official engagements started on Friday morning with a bilateral meeting at the InterContinental Dhaka,...