Turkish Business delegation visits Egypt

The Egypt visit of Rıfat Hisarcıkoğlu on Monday, the chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), accompanied by three experts, was interpreted as the first high rank visit to the country since relations were strained following the ousting of democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi by Abdelfattah el-Sissi in 2013.

According to the information obtained by Daily Sabah, Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture's (ICCIA) 21st board and 31st general assembly meetings as Hisarcıklıoğlu currently holds the vice-chairman post in ICCIA. As the vice-chairman of Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Eurochambres), Hisarcıklıoğlu also attended the EU-Africa Energy forum. The delegation held talks with the Chairman Ahmed al-Wakil and officials from Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce regarding the trade relations among two countries.