03.04.2020 Ankara
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the 11th Consultation Board Meeting focusing on Covid-19 chaired by Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan.
Minister Pekcan described the measures
taken for Covid-19 at the meeting, while NGOs shared covid-19's impacts on the sectors,
their demands and proposals.
Pekcan, the Advisory Board, stating that they
attach great importance to the consultation council and that they will exchange
views interactively with NGOs as usual throughout the process.
Stating that the Covid-19 pandemic affects
Turkey as well as the whole world, Pekcan stated that they will continue to
take NGOs opinions and suggestions into account as the Trade Ministry of
Commerce as they have in the past.
Thanking the NGOs for their support for the
campaign announced by President Erdoğan, Pekcan added that this is a very
important campaign to help low-income citizens and that they anticipate NGO members’
support.
In addition to TOBB President M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu, TİM President İsmail Gülle, DEİK President Nail Olpak, TESK
President Bendevi Palandöken, TÜSİAD President Simone Kaslowski, TMB President
Mithat Yenigün and YASED President Ayşem Sargın attended the video conference chaired
by Minister Pekcan.