Qatar National Convention Centre in New Partnership with Turkish Medyacity

Doha, August 27 (QNA) - Turkish and Qatari companies completed an important cooperation agreement to increase the Turkish manufacturers export in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. According to this agreement signed by Turkeys Medyacity and Qatar National Convention Center from the Qatar Foundation, more than 300 Turkish local companies are expected to visit Qatar (Doha) in April 2017 within the scope of the EXPO Turkey in by Qatar. The new partnership Expo Turkey in Qatar, looks at reaching more than three thousand businesspeople from the MENA region are expected to visit the expo, and two thousand special business meetings are being planned, with an attempt to increase Turkeys export to Qatar from 400 million dollars to 1 billion dollars, which is twice of the current export volume. Concerning this target, Medyacitys CEO Hakan Kurt said:"Turkeys export to Qatar is currently worth 400 million dollars. Our target is to double the export volume thanks to this expo, and ultimately to reach 1 billion dollars of exports within the regionin the coming years. By turning Turkey being a neighbor to North Africa and Middle East, which are the target markets for the whole world, into an advantage; we believe that we should increase our industrial activities in the region. We have no doubt that the Turkish companies and brands will provide advantageous trade within the region especially in the health tourism, energy, environment management, construction, real estate, construction materials, food and halal food, tourism and halal tourism, technology, IT and mobile technologies, transportation, smart cities and urban transformation, and jewelry other industries." Qatar National Convention Center AMLAKs CEO, Abdul Aziz Al Emadi said, "As the current relationship between both countries grow, so do the business opportunities. This economic brotherhood between both nations will not only profit the government based companies directly, but help facilitate the growth of traders and businesses on even a business to business level. On the other hand, the location of Qatar plays a pivotal role in bringing in all global players to showcase various brands and franchising opportunities not only for the Golf Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), but to the Pan Arabias as well as North Africa. We have a strong belief that such an exhibition will not only contribute to Turkeys presence from an investment prospective in the region, but also to the business opportunity for the region. QNCC already has a strong presence in leveraging these events as an industry expert, and logistical leader, and we look forward to the success of this partnership" Another part of the cooperation agreement is a City of Turkish Culture in the exhibition area. A Turkish Culture Festival will be organized to promote the Turkish culture in the MENA region by performing Turkish folk dances and exhibiting Turkish handicrafts, besides other activities. (QNA)