Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Tuesday called for closer cooperation with Malaysia in economy, political and cultural field. Davutoglu made his first official visit to Malaysia here on Tuesday in a bid to enhance relations and explore new cooperation areas with Malaysia. Turkey and Malaysia are neighboring countries although we do not share a common border because of our historical and cultural affinities, Davutoglu said at a joint press conference with Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman in Putrajaya, the administrative center of Malaysia. On the political relations, Davutoglu suggested the two countries conduct more high-level contacts, noting that parliamentary relations are important. Besides, the two countries will enhance economic ties by holding joint economic commission and Turkey-Malaysia business council meeting soon. In the cultural area, the two countries agreed to exchange their tourist potentials to each other and intensify people-to- people contacts. Davutoglu said the two countries had decided to operate regional issues together, and Turkey wanted to opt for Malaysia in Southeast Asia and in ASEAN. Meanwhile, Turkey is ready to contribute to Malaysia in the Middle East, he added. Anifah said at the press conference that the visit by his Turkish counterpart had provided excellent opportunities for the two countries to renew their friendship and to further enhance the existing good bilateral relations and cooperation. Both countries agreed to take concrete steps to increase the volume of bilateral trade and expand the scope of bilateral co- operation through efforts like trade fairs, investment missions and other activities, said Anifah. On the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, Anifah said that Malaysia welcomed the exploratory talks with Turkey on the FTA, but it needed feasibility study. 