More Than 40 Countries To Join Iraq International Fair

GAZIANTEP - Around 1500 companies from more than 30 countries will attend the 2nd Iraq International Fair, planned to take place in southeastern city of Gaziantep between May 23rd-27th, 2007 in association with the Iraq Trade Ministry and fair organization company Forum.
Turkish Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, Turkish Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), Gaziantep Chamber of Industry, and local organizations support the fair, which is the only fair of its kind held by Iraq government in a foreign country.
More than 3,000 Iraqi businessmen are expected to travel to Turkey to visit the fair.
Business Forum "Business Partner Iraq" on areas of energy, health, agriculture, industry, infrastructure as well as bilateral business talks and work shops will be held throughout the fair.
The fair aims at boosting commercial ties with Iraq, assuming the most important role in restoration of Iraq and increasing Iraq's purchases from Turkey.
Companies from Switzerland, Japan, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Korea, Bahrain, China, Syria, France, Brazil, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Italy, Jordan, Hungary, USA, Thailand as well as Turkey are expected to join the fair.