The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyib Erdogan, has invited Arab prime ministers to the Third Turkish-Arab Economic Forum to be held in Istanbul on June 12-13. The League of Arab States will participate at the forum with a high-level delegation led by the Secretary General Amr Mousa. Although the Turkish Arab Economic Forum has been held annually in Istanbul since 2006, the Turkish government attaches special importance to the Third Forum due to the exceptional in the region and the major role being played by Turkey government amidst these conditions. Well-informed sources expect active participation at the Forum by a number of Arab prime ministers thus transforming the event into a Turkish-Arab summit at the level of heads of government.
