Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country will not remain
quiet over Israeli injustice or turn its back on Gaza and its children.
This came during the opening of the 14th
International Business Forum staged by MUSIAD, the Independent Industrialists
& Businessmen's Association on Wednesday in Istanbul.
The event was attended by more than 25 ministers from
different countries, 5,000 businessmen from 65 countries, 150,000 visitors, and
550 exhibitors from Turkey and other countries.
Erdogan said his country has been open to all
cultures, beliefs, and Islamic investments since Mehmed took control in 1453. He
noted that Turkey is becoming one of the world’s best economies.
On his
part, MUSIAD president Omer Cihat Vardan called on Islamic countries to
cooperate to increase trade between themselves to boost the rate of development
between each other and become independent of other countries.
The association chose the slogan this year “The
importance of technology in developing Islamic countries” in an effort to urge
Islamic nations to better economies by placing more focus on the technology
industry.
“Money does not buy technology. We must have it so as
not to be slaves to others,” said Vardan.
MUSIAD is an Istanbul-based non-profit organization
that aims to revitalize economic and trade cooperation between the 57 Islamic
countries. It currently has more than 3,500 members, with more than 15,000
companies, 30 branches in Turkey, and a number of liaison offices in 40
countries.
