14.11.2015 Antalya
A cooperation agreement has been signed between B20 and the Eurochambres Global Chamber Platform at the B20 Turkey Gala Dinner prior to the G20 Leaders Summit. Signing the agreement were B20 Turkey Chair and TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and Eurochambres Global Chamber Platform Chair and Eurochambres Honorary Chairman Christoph Leitl.
Also present at the B20 Gala Dinner hosted by Hisarcıklıoğlu were Prime
Minister Deputy Cevdet Yılmaz, Minister of the Treasury Mehmet Şimşek, Minister
for Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication FeridunBilgin, AK Party
Vice President Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Antalya Greater Municipality Director
Menderes Türel as well as leaders of the business community, representatives of
NGOs and members of the press.
B20 Turkey Chair and TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu welcomed the
guests in his address while Minister Şimşek stated that the business world is
an inseparable part of G20 and expressed his pleasure in regards to the
contributions of Turkey for the G20 Chair.
Antalya Greater Municipality Director Menderes Türel also greeted the
guests following the signing of the agreement and said, “Antalya is quite
pleased to be home to the summit. As a capital of tourism, Antalya has also
become a capital for politics.”