Speaking at the D-8 TSO General Assembly and the D-8 TSO Business Forum meeting, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that if the government took the necessary steps, the trade between the D-8 member states would increase by fivefold. The welfare of more than 1 billion people in the D-8 countries depends on the strength of the economy, he said.
National Vision leader; 54 The Prime Minister of the Government Dr. Necmettin Erbakan's great efforts and the first step of the Islamic Union D-8 continues to work. D-8 Chamber of Commerce and Industry (D-8 TSO) General Assembly and D-8 TSO Business Forum was held in Antalya at the Tourism Center Belek, hosted by the chairman of the term Hisarcıklıoğlu. Meeting with Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria joined 40 including 100 foreign representatives from the business world. The 18th Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Developing Countries will be held today in Antalya.
D-8 TSO general meeting and business forum in Turkey Speaking Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, led to the establishment of D-8 in his speech that the National Opinion leader Prof. Dr. Necmettin Erbakan and the founding members of the period, stating that they remember with respect, barış D-8 within the scope of Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan's vision 21 years ago, conflict, peace instead of conflict, rather than confronting dialogue, cooperation instead of exploitation, justice instead of double standards, equality instead of discrimination they are founded with the principles of democracy instead of pressure and they are the basis of these.
Hisarcıklıoğlu said: When the D-8 was established in 1997, the trade volume between our countries was $ 14 billion. Today it has reached 100 billion dollars. It's nice but not enough. The average per capita income was around 800 thousand in the past, and today it has risen to $ 4,500. We have a population of 1.1 billion in total, with an economic size of $ 3.7 trillion. The D-8 countries have achieved a visible economic success. However, if we consider the resources of our countries, we can see that these figures are not enough. Iğ Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that there are business relations in many fields from trade to agriculture, industry to tourism, energy, but he said that the potential is not fully utilized.
Reminding that there are war and conflict in 44 regions around the world, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, 35 of these are Islamic countries. We should all worry about that. Because we have a responsibility to change this table. In order to do this, first of all we should facilitate trade and visa procedures between us. Bunu Stating that if governments take the necessary steps in these areas, the trade between the D-8 member states will increase by five times, Hisarcıklıoğlu said: Currently, this trade volume is 100 billion dollars. The welfare of more than 1 billion people in the D-8 countries depends on the strength of the economy. For this reason, we have an important obligation in addition to the responsibilities of governments. We should not only take the problems to the governments, but also offer solutions.
Ambassador Dato Jaafar, Secretary General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Co-operation, explained that the economic cooperation between the members of the D-8 business community has been improved. Stating that the D-8 will be an economic power and power plant, Jaafar said: Ja We made an agreement with Sabiha Gokcen Airport. It will be the first airport designated by the D-8. With this, we want to make contacts between people and business world, to increase tourism and to facilitate trade. We want to facilitate the contacts of the D-8 through the airport. There will be special section for D-8 members and the transitions in travels will be very easy. We have a D-8 payment card project. Our goal is that member countries trade using their own currencies. It will be the beginning of the new financial system and we will be able to make payments using our own currencies.