Turkish businessmen to 'conquer' North Africa

Turkey's Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) will visit north Africa between June 3 and 6. The visit coordinated by Turkish Economy Ministry, will cover Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. MUSIAD's Secretary General Nail Opak and 300 other members are expected to be accompanied by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Minister of Economy Zafer Caglayan. The group will be comprised of producer and exporter firms on sectors including textile, food, machine, automotive and accessories, chemical materials, energy, agriculture, hygienic and cleaning products, furniture, medical products and devices, security materials and equipments, tourism and hotel management and construction machines and materials. The program will involve business forums with the participation of high level officials from Turkey and the 3 north African countries, as well as meetings with entrepreneurs.