Businessmen Sign 550 Million Euro Business Deal In Iraq

ANKARA - Businessmen signed 550 million euro business contracts with Iraqi businessmen during State Minister Kursad Tuzmen's visit to Iraq.
Officials of Foreign Trade Undersecretariat told A.A correspondent on Monday that almost 400 Turkish businessmen who accompanied Tuzmen during his visit to Iraq signed 550 million euro business contracts in Iraq.
The officials said that this amount was expected to reach 700 million euro with the contracts to be signed by 60 businessmen who stayed in Iraq to make more business deals.
Turkish businessmen signed 28.7 million euro water purification and sewage contracts, 8.5 million euro transformer contracts, 332.8 million euro automotive contracts, 36 million euro chickpea, 44 million euro bean, 38 million euro lentil, 32.7 million euro wheat, 29 million euro vegetable oil, 12 million euro detergent contracts with Iraqi businessmen.
Also, businessmen reached an agreement to sell 8.8 million euro soap, 11 million euro timber, 17.5 million euro iron to Iraq.