Diaz-Canel meets with Turkish businessmen. Image: Twitter of the Presidency

Istanbul, Nov 26 (RHC) On a transit stopover in Istanbul, Turkey, the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, holds a meeting with Turkish businessmen convened by DEIK, a Business Diplomacy Organization that leads the foreign economic relations of that country's private sector.

The purpose of the meeting is to promote ideas and projects to increase the relationship between Turkish businessmen and Cuba, said Díaz-Canel.

At the meeting, Cuban Foreign Trade Minister Rodrigo Malmierca explained the portfolio of opportunities and its potential for the foreign sector.

Regarding the Mariel Special Development Zone, he said that the purpose is to turn it into the main forum for attracting foreign investment in Cuba. (Source: Twitter of the Presidency)