State Minister Tuzmen Due To Algeria And Sudan

ANKARA - State Minister Kursad Tuzmen and an accompanying delegation of businessmen will pay a visit to Algeria between February 19 and 22.
Sources said on Sunday that Tuzmen would inaugurate Fourth Turkish Export Products and Turkish Construction and Construction Materials Fair in Algeria on February 20. A total of 99 companies will join the fair.
Exports from Turkey to Algeria was around 433.2 million U.S. dollars in 2001 and 522.2 million U.S. dollars in 2002.
Another delegation headed again by Tuzmen will go to Sudan between February 28 and March 3 as a part of the strategy to open to neighboring countries and Northern Africa.
Tuzmen will hold contacts with high-level government and state officials in Sudan.
Businessmen who will accompany Tuzmen during his visit to Sudan will meet with Sudanese businessmen and search for cooperation opportunities.