Egyptian businessmen in Turkey for new business ties

A group of Egyptian businessmen visited southern Turkish province of Adana following the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Egypt last week. Fourty-one Egyptian businessmen from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce met Turkish businessmen. "The annual trade volume between the two countries has increased to $3.17 billion from $60 million in ten years," said Zuhal Mansfield, chairman of Turkey-Egypt Business Council, adding that their target is $5 billion. The businessmen will hold talks with their Turkish counterparts in the southern provinces of Adana, Mersin and Gaziantep till September 20.