The Turkish finance minister met his Saudi Arabian counterpart in Ankara on Thursday.

Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek had a tete-a-tete meeting with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Assaf at his office in Ankara, and then a meeting took place between Turkish and Saudi Arabian delegations.

Al-Assaf is actually paying a formal visit to Turkey.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to receive al-Assaf later on Thursday.

Al-Assaf will also meet Rifat Hisarciklioglu, the chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).


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