TURKEY: South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe visits to cement and extend bilateral business ties

Record ID: 454979

  • Title: TURKEY: South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe visits to cement and extend bilateral business ties
  • Date: 26th May 2010
  • Summary: ISTANBUL, TURKEY (MAY 26, 2010) (REUTERS) WIDE OF LUNCHEON HELD ON THE SIDELINES OF TURKEY-SOUTH AFRICA BUSINESS FORUM DELEGATES SEATED AT A TABLE SOUTH AFRICAN DEPUTY PRESIDENT KGALEMA MOTLANTHE SHAKING HANDS WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF UNION OF CHAMBERS AND COMMODITY EXCHANGES OF TURKEY RIFAT HISARCIKLIOGLU BUSINESSMEN MOTLANTHE WALKING TO PODIUM CAMERAMEN FILMING MOTLANTHE AT PODIUM SOUNDBITE (English) SOUTH AFRICAN DEPUTY PRESIDENT KGALEMA MOTLANTHE SAYING "The Turkey-South Africa Business Forum presents an opportunity for businessmen to engage in a wide range of issues including identification of business opportunities in both our countries." BUSINESSMEN LISTENING SOUNDBITE (English) SOUTH AFRICAN DEPUTY PRESIDENT KGALEMA MOTLANTHE SAYING "There are benefits of extending tourism activities and strengthening co-operation in this field, taking into account the role that tourism plays in employment creating and cementing ties between the countries. In this context we are looking at a possibility of increasing the frequency of flights and participation in tourism fairs and exhibitions organized by our two countries" MEMBERS OF MEDIA MOTLANTHE RECEIVING A PLAQUE WIDE OF LUNCHEON VARIOUS MOTLANTHE RECEIVING GIFTS
  • Embargoed: 10th June 2010 13:00
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  • Location: Turkey
  • Country: Turkey
  • Topics: International Relations
  • Reuters ID: LVAZF1F0GX2YC1OXH6JS5K6SSL6
  • Story Text: South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe arrived in Turkey on Tuesday (May 25) for a two-day official visit to increase bilateral economic and business ties .
    Motlante was accompanied by six cabinet ministers and a business delegation.
    South Africa's deputy president and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met in Ankara to discuss ways of strengthening economic relations on Tuesday.
    On Wednesday (May 26) Motlanthe told businessmen in Istanbul that Turkey and South Africa are seeking ways of extending their cooperation.
    "The Turkey-South Africa Business Forum presents an opportunity for businessmen to engage in a wide range of issues including identification of business opportunities in both our countries," he said.
    Motlanthe said one way in which ties between the two countries could be developed was in the field of tourism.
    "There are benefits of extending tourism activities and strengthening co-operation in this field, taking into account the role that tourism plays in employment creating and cementing ties between the countries. In this context we are looking at a possibility of increasing the frequency of flights and participation in tourism fairs and exhibitions organized by our two countries," he said during a luncheon held on the sidelines of Turkey-South Africa business forum.
    Motlanthe was to end his visit after a series of meetings with Turkish businessmen.
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