US-Turkey trade roadmap to be formed

Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan is set to meet with Turkey's top private sector representatives and Turkish-American business organization executives today to brief them about the government's measures to pressure for a free trade agreement with the US. A statement from the Economy Ministry said that the future roadmap for Turkey to pursue regarding the issue will be decided before the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's planned visit to the US on May during the meeting which will be attended by the presidents and deputy presidents of a number of top organizations including the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM), Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), Turkish Industrialist's and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD), Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD), Turkish-American Business Council and American Business Forum in Turkey.