The Deputy Foreign Minister for International Economic Relations, Dimitris Mardas, will carry out a visit to Istanbul from 10 to 13 March, for a series of meetings and talks with entrepreneurs and sectoral agencies of the neighbouring country. His visit will take place following the 4th meeting of the Greek-Turkish High-Level Cooperation Council, which took place on 8 March, in Izmir.
On Thursday, 10 March, Mr. Mardas will visit His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and he will then address the members of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).
On Friday, 11 March, Mr. Mardas will meet with members of the BoD of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD), to whom he will present the prospects of the Greek economy and the potential for further strengthening of bilateral business cooperation. Note that Greek investments in Turkey are estimated at $6 billion, while Turkish investments in Greece come to $400 million.
Finally, on Saturday, 12 March, Mr. Mardas will meet with the President of the Union of Shop Owners of the Grand Bazaar (CAPALI CARSI), with whom he will discuss the twinning of the old traditional markets of Athens (Plaka, Monastiraki) with the corresponding marketplaces of Istanbul and Isfahan, Iran (Naqshe-e-Jahan Square).
March 9, 2016