22.10.2015 Ankara
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the TOBB Turkey Expo Council meeting. Relaying the demands of the sector to Hisarcıklıoğlu, Council Chair Cihat Alagöz requested Hisarcıklıoğlu’s support in attaining “foreign currency earning services” status.
Alagöz stated that expos are only viewed as organizations of exposition
companies; that it is necessary to make the strengthening of expos a state
policy.
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they would work
diligently to meet the expectations of the sector. He also reported that the
sector’s demand for recognition into “foreign currency earning services” status
would be followed up on.
Also present during the meeting were TOBB Secretary General Mustafa
Saraçöz, Sectors and Enterprise Department Chair Ozan Acar and Sector Councils
Director Ahmet Altıntuğlu.
- Expo Council present thank you
plaque to Hisarcıklıoğlu
At the end of the meeting, TOBB Turkey Expo Council Chair Cihat Alagöz
presented Hisarcıklıoğlu with a thank you plaque on behalf of the sector.
Engraved on the plaque is: “We present to you our deepest gratitude for your
vision and successful endeavors in elevating the expo sector to global standards.”