07.02.2016 Jeddah / Saudi Arabia

A delegation comprised of TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TOBB Board Vice President Ali Kopuz, TOBB Board Members Necdet Özer, Selçuk Öztürk and Memiş Kütükçü visited Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

As a part of the visit, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu and the delegation accompanying him met with Organization of the Islamic Cooperation Deputy Secretary General Hameed Opelyeru, Islamic Development Bank Chair Dr. Ahmet Mohammed Ali and Islamic Development Bank Vice Chairs Dr. Ahmet Tıktık and Sayed Aga.

During the meeting with Islamic Cooperation Deputy Secretary General Hameed Opelyeru, the MoU signed between TOBB and the OIC in 2012 was discussed.

During the meeting with Islamic Development Bank Chair Dr. Ahmet Mohammed Ali, the MoU signed between TOBB and the Islamic Development Bank in 2009 was discussed.

Additionally, TOBB Board Member Selçuk Öztürk met with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice President Dr. Al Bassem.

During the meeting, steps to take in order to increase bilateral trade was discussed as well as the problems which have occurred so far.