İstanbul to host Turkish-Arab Economy Forum

The fourth Turkish-Arab Economy Forum (TAF'09) will be held in Istanbul on June 11-12. The forum will be held by Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group (AIWA) in cooperation with Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) and the Arab league. A DEIK statement said that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, State Minister and Chief EU Talks Negotiator Egemen Bagis, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) head Rifat Hisarciklioglu and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mossa are expected to participate in the forum.