TRNC Products in Dubai

6 firms, participating in the Gulffood 2007 fair in Dubai by coordination of the Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry and the KOBİ Center, displayed their products.
Businesspeople from the Middle East showed a special interest in the fair which took place in Dubai, one of the major trade centres of the world, where 2,200 firms from 300 countries participated and which displayed equipments from food products to the kitchen utensils and supplies for hotel management.
The North Cyprus stand also got its share from this great interest. Diary products especially dragged the attention of the Middle Eastern businesspeople. The businesspeople tasted and got information on our traditional diary product hellim. Other traditional and natural products honey, and sweet fruit preserves also dragged the attention of the visitors.
Our firms, which participated in the fair, which took place from 19 to 22 February, are:
“Akgöl Diary Products, Avunduk Diary Products (Meriç), Koop Diary Products, Kantara Honey and sweet fruit preserves, Özlem Diary Products, and Reha Diary Products.”
President of the Chamber of Industry and Secretary General of the Chamber Mustafa Gündüz held contacts regarding trade during the fair. Participating in the delegation of the Chamber of Industry, chamber’s press advisor Hüseyin Ezgin informed the Turkish Cypriot press on chamber’s contacts and the fair.
Also Öcal Erten, person in charge of the fairs of the Department of Industry of the Ministry of Economy and Tourism made observations and held contacts during the fair and took on the duty for participating in future fairs more organised and more comprehensively.
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Önder Sennaroğlu and his delegation, TRNC’s representative for Abu Dhabi Aytuğ Plümer, and Director of the Diary Corporation Kemal Öztürk also visited the North Cyprus stand and received information.

UAE’s Minister for Environment and Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi: “Let’s develop our relations”

Minister for Environment and Water of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi said that there were no obstacles for developing relations on trade and other issues with the Turkish republic of North Cyprus.
Within the context of their contacts in Dubai, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry Önder Sennaroğlu, TRNC Representative for Abu Dhabi, Aytuğ Plümer, President of the Chamber of Industry Salih Tunar and his delegation visited UAE’s Minister for Environment and Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi on February 21.
During the visit, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry Önder Sennaroğlu, briefed Minister Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi on the TRNC.
Mr. Sennaroğlu told the minister that this was North Cyprus’ first participation in the fair in Dubai and that they would participate again and will spend efforts enduring relations which will begin between the two countries. Sennaroğlu said that there was a big demand to hellim from the emirate. UAE’s Minister for Environment and Water Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi said that Dubai set a bridge of trade between the east and the west, adding, “We need more frequent visits and exchange of vies to develop the commercial relations between the two countries.
Stating that developing relations would contribute to mutual flow of information, “We have many things to learn from each other. Our doors are always open for you. Especially during future contacts of delegations especially on commercial issues, you can you can contact with entire chambers of commerce and industry of the UAE. I am ready to do my best” said Minister Saeed Al Kindi.
When Minister Sennaroğlu mentioned about Dubai surmounting the water problem, the Minister Al Kindi said, “For eleven years, Dubai had very insufficient rain. We have overcome the water shortage by purifying the water from the sea. Now we have water 24-hours a day. We do not have any problems with water in our houses. We are purifying the waste water from the sewer system and using it for irrigation. We don’t have agricultural land and production in Dubai. Small scaled agriculture is being carried out outside of the city. However, we are training people to use water consciously. The water purifying facilities also have a system for generating electric energy.
Another product of Dubai is fish. We are leaving the fish we raise at the fish farms when they are mature enough, thus we are increasing the fish population.”
Sennaroğlu told that they also had water problems in Cyprus and that setting up a similar system there would be suitable.
Later Sennaroğlu presented the Minister Al Kindi a gift package including hellim, various sweet fruit preserves and coffee, adding that he would be glad to host the minister in North Cyprus.

A visit to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

President of the Chamber of Industry, the KOBİ Center and delegations visiting Dubai on the occasion of the Gulffood 2007 Food fair, also visited the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and met with Hamad M. Buamim, the President of the Chamber.
During the approximately one-hour meeting, President Tunar and the members of the delegation provided detailed information on the industry, tourism, universities and the economy of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. General Advisor of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nizar Sardast, and the President of the Center for Developing Business and Commerce Sultan M. Lootah also attended the meeting.
General Advisor of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nizar Sardast, told the delegation that the chamber had 60,000 members and that these members held an international structure. Explaining that the chamber had a very active structure, “We are trying to give all kinds of aid and support to businesspeople coming from all over the world. This is a city of commerce.” said Nizar Sardast.
Authorities of the chamber gave documents, including detailed information on the commercial life of Dubai and on investments to authorities of the Chamber of Industry and the KOBİ Center. During the meeting, a visit of a delegation from the TRNC in March 2007 or on the first week of April to Dubai was agreed on.

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