Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Nicaragua's legendary leader, President Daniel Ortega, received TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu, who is in Nicaragua's capital Managua for the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Latin American Chambers Union, exchanged views with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

Turkey's Ambassador to Costa Rica Nuri Kaya Bakkalbaşı as well as TOBB Board Members Şahin Bilgiç, Cengiz Günay, Bülent Karakuş and Hakan Ülken also attended the reception.

Nicaraguan President Ortega congratulated ErdoÄŸan on his success in the referendum. Stating that they would initiate efforts to open an embassy in Turkey, Ortega invited the Turkish business community to invest in Nicaragua, praising the successful transformation process of the Turkish economy.

Daniel Ortega, the leader of the Sandinista National Freedom Front (FSLN), who successfully won the Nicaraguan national unity struggle, won 72% of the vote during the elections held on 6 November 2016 for the fourth time.

- Hisarcıklıoğlu meet with Nicaraguan Ministers

TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu also met with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncado Colindres and Economy Minister Orlando Solorzano at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During discussion, the issue of developing Turkey-Nicaraguan economic relations was discussed. Turkey's opportunities for economic transformation process, entrepreneurship, SMEs and tourism were also discussed.