Prime Ministers of Turkey and Syria began official talks in Damascus yesterday which will, as Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said,’ give a significant momentum to bilateral trade’ through the signing of 51 official documents, with an eye to deepening bilateral ties and economic integration between the two countries. Erdogan further said, ‘ We can consider today’s meeting the first milestone on a long road. We can co-operate in such areas as transportation, the economy, commerce, security, local administrations, energy, water, environment, culture,education and urban transformation… The agreements must be implemented for the good of future generations.’