Maastricht Hosts Turkish Businessmen

MAASTRICHT - The 2nd Maastricht Turkish Businessmen Summit organized by Dutch-Turkish Businessmen Association (HOTIAD) kicked off in the Netherlands on Saturday.
Taking the floor in the inauguration of the summit, Turkish Ambassador in The Hague Selahattin Alpar said 12,000 Turkish companies have been operating in the Netherlands.
Trade volume between the two countries amounted to 5.5 billion euro in 2007 and it is expected to become 7.5 billion euro at the end of 2008, he said.
There are nearly 100,000 entrepreneurs of Turkish origin in European countries, it was reported in the summit.