ANKARA - The 5th General Assembly meeting of World Turkish businessmen will be held in Ankara between September 30th and October 1st.
Sources told A.A that 1,000 businessmen from nearly 40 different countries are expected to attend the meeting, however nearly 460 businessmen have applied to the meeting until now.
The meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who will also inaugurate the meeting.
The aim of the meeting is to send a message to the European Union (EU) by providing solidarity among Turkish businessmen before the EU Commission unveils the report about Turkey and also to exert efforts for a positive report to be presented for Turkey.
(GC-AY) 05.09.2004