Wotton to visit Turkey

Alderman David Wotton, Lord Mayor of the City of London, is set to visit Turkey on January 15-19 to be accompanied by approximately 20 businessmen and bank managers. Reportedly, Wotton's visit shows the importance attached to Turkey's great economic potential. As is known, British Prime Minister has set a target of increasing the bilateral trade volume between Turkey and Britain from $9 billion to $18 billion until the beginning of 2018. Wotton and the accompanying delegation will be received by President Abdullah Gul, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan and Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan during their visit which will cover Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.