30.09.2015 New York / USA
Prime Minister Davutoğlu and TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with the CEOs of prominent US businesses in New York.
A round table meeting was held by TOBB and the US Chamber of Commerce in
honor of PM Davutoğlu and his delegation with the attendances of the CEOs of
prominent US businesses in New York.
Speaking at the meeting, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu stressed the importance
of the cooperation between TOBB and the US Chamber of Commerce as well as the
activities it undertakes. Also the B20 Chair, Hisarcıklıoğlu invited those
attending the meeting to the B20 meetings to be held in Antalya on the 14th
and 15th of November.
PM Davutoğlu touched on the recent events in and around Turkey.
Providing information in regards to the investment environment in Turkey,
Davutoğlu urged the attendees to invest in Turkey and answered their questions.
Attending the meeting held as per the cooperation agreement signed by
TOBB and the US Chamber of Commerce in 2012 were high level representatives
from Coca Cola, Cisco, Metlife, Celgene, Brightstar, Noble Energy, Ntent,
Goldman Sachs, Honeywell, Albright Stonebridge Group and UPS.
Accompanying PM Davutoğlu were Deputy PM Responsible for the Economy
Cevdet Yılmaz, Minister of the Treasury Mehmet Şimşek, Foreign Affairs Minister
Feridun Sinirlioğlu, Foreign Affairs Ministry Deputy Undersecretary and G20
Sherpa Ayşe Sinirlioğlu, THY Chair İlker Aycı, İSPAT Chair Arda Ermut. Also
present during the meeting were Turkey’s Ambassador to Washington D.C. and New
York Consul Ertan Yalçın.
- Hisarcıklıoğlu at US Congress
In the US for the 34th annual meeting of the American –
Turkish Council (ATC), TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu also had various meetings
at the US Congress.
Hisarcıklıoğlu met with US House of Representatives Florida Republican
Representative Illeana Ros-Lehtinen, US House of Representatives New Hampshire
Republican Representative Frank Guinta and US House of Representatives Majority
Whip Steve Scalise. Bilateral relations, especially TTIP, were discussed.
Also attending a meeting at the Turkish – American Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (TACCI) Board of Directors,
Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the IMF Executive Director İbrahim Çanakçı as well.