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Turkish president to visit to Saudi Arabia

Türkiye Materials 2 February 2009 16:51 (UTC +04:00)

Turkey, Ankara, Feb. 2 / Trend , A.Alaskarov /

Turkish President Abdullah Gul will pay a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Feb. 3-5. The Turk newspaper reported that his goal is to further develop bilateral ties between the two countries.

Gul will be accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen.

The delegation will attend a Turkish-Saudi business forum in Jeddah and Riyadh.

The current trade volume between Turkey and Saudi Arabia is $4 billion.

Turkey hopes to increase trade to $7 billion. Experts said increased trade and economic ties will be useful due to lower demands on European markets during the global economic crisis.

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