OREANDA-NEWS. February 16, 2009. Turkey State Minister for Foreign Trade Kursad Tuzmen visited Azerbaijan accompanied by a business delegation comprised of more than hundred representatives of Turkey business community and officials. Turkish entrepreneurs were represented by Energy, Construction, Health, Machinery, Agriculture, Telecommunications and other sectors.

Within the visit of business delegation a Business Forum was held on the 4th of October organized with the support of Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan, AZPROMO, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Baku, Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade, IMMIB (General Secretariat of Istanbul Mineral and Metal Exporters Union) and DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board).

Azerbaijani side was represented by 200 entrepreneurs. Within the forum B2B meetings between Turkish and Azerbaijani entrepreneurs took place. The Business-Forum was co-chaired by the Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Shahin Mustafayev. During the Forum presentations and speeches on investment climate and business opportunities in Azerbaijan and Turkey as well as activities of Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) in both countries were sounded.