Third Turkish Arab Economic Forum

12 Jun 2008 Istanbul-Turkey

QBA Members attended


Qatari Businessmen Association participated in the Third Turkish Arab Economic Forum, held in Istanbul on June 12/2008,  and sponsored by H.E the Prime Minister of Turkey Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

 The Qatari official Delegation was headed by H.E Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, who delivered a speech at the opening ceremony in which he stressed on the importance of developing the business communities and extending economic, industrial, trade and investment relations between the.

This forum has attracted a high level official and Economic Arab delegations such as the prime ministers of Syria, Palestine, Somalia and the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq.

  The forum, organized by Al-Iktissad Wal Aamal Group in cooperation with the Turkish Ministry of Finance, the Turkish Economic Relations Committee (DEIK) and the League of Arab States lasted for two days.

Qatari Businessmen Association has organized the first Qatari-Turkish Conference sponsored by H.E the President of the Republic of Turkey Mr. Abdullah Gul, in which QBA signed an MOU with (DEIK).

Also QBA has organized the second Qatari-Turkish Conference sponsored by H.E the Turkish Prime Minister Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan