Istanbul to host Turkey-Gulf cooperation council forum

The first business forum of Turkey-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) with cooperation of the Federation of GCC Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FGCCC Chambers) and the Turkey-GCC in Istanbul on February 6-7. Stating that 165 companies from Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Oman have confirmed that they would attend the forum, TOBB Chairman Rifat Hisarciklioglu said that ministers, senior managers  and businessmen from the Gulf countries would attend the forum, as part of which special sessions will be organized with regard to construction, energy, transportation, agriculture, food and financial cooperation.