Egyptian minister of petroleum to visit Turkey tomorrow

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Hamdi El-Banbi is to arrive in Istanbul tomorrow to participate in the works of an expanded conference hosted by Turkey about energy in the Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.

Egypt was chosen to represent countries of the Mediterranean Sea, Azerbaijan to represent countries of the Caspian Sea and Georgia to represent the countries of the Black Sea to participate in this conference which will opened by Turkish President Suleiman Demirel.

El-Banbi will deliver an address before the conference, which will be held June 21 - 23, during which the Egyptian experiment in energy fields and regional cooperation projects will be tackled.

El-Banbi is expected to hold a series of bilateral meetings on the conference's margin with the Turkish minister of energy and natural resources, during which he will review the developments that have been achieved regarding Turkey's imports of gas from Egypt.