Foreign Trade & Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid of Egypt said that they wanted to further improve the existing brotherhood ties between Turkish and Egyptian peoples with trade.

Rachid together with a delegation of Egyptian businessmen visited the central province of Kayseri as part of his formal visit to Turkey.

He held talks with governor Mevlut Bilici and mayor Mehmet Ozhaseki of Kayseri. He also visited the Kayseri Chamber of Industry.

Rachid said at the meetings that he decided to visit Kayseri because of the province's success in the sectors of furniture and textiles.

He called on Turkish businessmen to invest more in his country.

Turkish and Egyptian businessmen also attended the Turkey-Egypt New Cooperation Opportunities Business Forum at the Kayseri Chamber of Industry.

Trade volume between Turkey and Egypt rose to 3 billion USD recently from 600 million USD in 2004.


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