It's keen to keep up the existing flow of goods and on Tuesday Turkey and the United Kingdom extended their free trade deal.

The trade ministers of the two countries signed the agreement in a televised video conference call.

The existing deal was worth over $25 billion in 2019.

Turkish Trade Minister Reus Our Pagan said the extension will take effect from January.

The first Andi ensure a quick transition after the existing deal ends at year end.

This is the first step for our target and our target extent on the trade and investment and include the service sector and also on way are mutually give the further concessions for the some agricultural product together.

So we reach our first targets and then we will keep going to expand it.

After the signing, British Trade Minister Liz Truss told Reuters she was hopeful a bespoke deal between the two countries could be struck soon.