Joint Egyptian - Turkish commercial delegation to visit Balkan countries, Africa

An Egyptian business delegation discussed during their meeting yesterday with a high-ranking Turkish economic delegation under the chairmanship of Turkish Assistant Foreign Minister Noeman Nazar mutual cooperation between Egypt and Turkey in order to open markets of the commonwealth countries and Balkan states to Egyptian goods and to open African markets before Turkish products.

The Turkish official, who is currently visiting Egypt heading a delegation including more than 2,500 Turkish businessmen, called for establishing a joint delegation of Egyptian and Turkish businessmen to visit the Balkan countries in which Turkey has a strong influence before the end of current year to help Egypt increase its exports to these countries.

He called for this visit to be followed by a visit to the African countries to support Turkey in entering these countries' markets.