Turkish Economy Minister To Visit Qatar

A high-profile Turkish economic delegation led by Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci will visit Qatar over the weekend of April 19-20 to boost the two countries' economic ties, the Economy Ministry said. 



Zeybekci will meet Qatar's Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani and will speak in a business forum to attract Qatar's investors to Turkey, according to a statement from the ministry.



Zeybekci will also hold bilateral meetings with Qatar's economy minister.



"Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup and Turkish companies have nearly 117 construction projects worth $13.5 billion in Qatar. The visit aims to have Turkish companies take active roles in other projects," the ministry statement said.



Bilateral trade between Qatar and Turkey was $618 million in 2013, and Qatar has invested more than $700 million in Turkey since 2003. Qatar and Turkey want to double bilateral trade by 2015.



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