Mumcu Will Invite Congress Delegation Of Ih&ra To Istanbul For Next Year's Meeting

CAIRO - Culture and Tourism Minister Erkan Mumcu, who is currently in Egypt to attend the 40th Annual Congress of International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IH&RA), said on Tuesday he would invite participants to the congress of IH&RA to be held in Istanbul next year.
Replying to questions of A.A correspondent, Mumcu said that he came to Cairo with Turkish Hoteliers Association (TUROB) Chairman Sinan Babila and the chairmen of region.
Babila recalled that they would host officials of hotels and restaurants of the world in the congress to be held in Istanbul next year.
Turkish Ambassador in Cairo Korkmaz Haktanir hosted a luncheon in honor of Mumcu and accompanying delegation.
Mumcu is expected to return to Turkey on Wednesday.
(GC-AÖ) 09.12.2003