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D-8 Successfully Held Agriculture Minister Meeting in Tehran

Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2011

The second meeting of agricultural ministers of D-8 Countries was inaugurated in Tehran on Monday, May 16, 2011. The leaders of D8 in their Kuala Lumpur Summit Declaration (2008), placed high priority on multilateral cooperation in attainment of food security, ...

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D-8 to hold 2nd Food Security Meeting in 16-18 May 2011

Tehran, Iran, May 10, 2011

Agriculture has experienced a number of severe shocks in recent years with record high oil prices, commodity price spikes, food security fears and resultant trade restrictions, not to mention the most serious global economic recession since the 1930s. The greatest ...

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D-8 Secretariat paid a visit to Turkish Ministry of Industry and Trade

Ankara, Turkey, May 04, 2011

Earlier this month on May 4th, Secretary General of D-8, Widi Pratikto and his delegation from D-8 Secretariat paid a courtesy visit to the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Trade to meet with Mr. Sufyan Emirlioglu, the Director General of ...

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29th D-8 Commissioners Meeting Has Been Held 10-12 March, in Abuja, Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria, March 12, 2011

The D-8 Organization has just recently organized the periodical Commissioner meeting, which took place in Abuja, Nigeria, during the 10-12 March, 2011. The meeting was attended by participation of delegates from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Arab Republic of ...

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D-8 Conveys Deep Condolences to the Demise of Necmettin Erbakan

Istanbul, Turkey, February 27, 2011

Former Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, who was the leading figure in launching the idea of establishment of D-8 Organization in 1997, has passed away today at the age of 85 in an Ankara hospital where he stayed since early ...

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Iran-Turkey Trade to Hit $30b

Tehran, Iran, February 15, 2011

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Monday that the value of trade between Iran and Turkey will reach $30 billion during Iranian calendar year 1390, which begins on March 21. Ahmadinejad made the remarks during a joint press conference with ...

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Turkish-Nigerian Trade can Surpass $2 bln in Short Term

Istanbul, Turkey, February 04, 2011

Rızanur Meral, the president of key Turkish business group the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) has said the trade volume between Turkey and Nigeria should increase more than twofold as soon as possible to over $2 billion from ...

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Nigeria, Turkey Trade Hits $2bn

Ankara, Turkey, January 31, 2011

As the Chairman of the Group of Eight Developing Countries, D-8, and Nigeria’s President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, leads a 14-man delegation to Turkey on a 2-day visit, the volume of trade between the two countries is expected to hit over ...

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D-8 Secretariat Visited MUSIAD Headquarter in Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey, January 24, 2011

D-8 Secretary General, H.E Widi Pratikto had recently paid a courtesy visit to MUSIAD (Independent Industrialist and Businessmen’s Association) of Turkey, and warmly welcomed by the President of MUSIAD, H.E Omer Cihad Vardan. Both figures had a productive coordination talks ...

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D-8 SG Congratulated New Turkish D-8 Commissioner in Ankara

Ankara, Turkey, January 21, 2011

On January 18th, 2011, D-8 Secretary General Widi Pratikto paid a courtesy visit to the newly assigned Turkish D-8 Commissioner in Ankara. The new Turkish D-8 Commissioner, H.E. Ambassador Mehmet Gucuk, was previously the Turkish Ambassador in Bulgaria, and had ...

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