Deputy PM Babacan meets Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister

JEDDAH (A.A) - January 10, 2012 - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan met with Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Assaf in Riyadh on Tuesday. The two ministers discussed bilateral relations, economic conditions and regional problems. Babacan arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday evening. Ali Babacan will deliver an opening speech at the Saudi Arabia-Turkey Trade and Investment Bridge Meeting in Jeddah on Wednesday. Babacan will meet with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu also on Wednesday. Babacan will return to Turkey on Wednesday night.