LAHORE, June 15: Turkish businessmen are ready to initiate joint ventures with their Pakistani counterparts in a number of sectors including energy, textiles and construction.

President Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) Dr Akkan Suver said this while meeting a 37- member LCCI delegation headed by its president Irfan Qaiser Sheikh in Turkey. Dr Suver was accompanied by President Turkish Industrial Association (TUMSIAD) Ersin Centin.

Dr Suver said the foremost purpose of DEIK is to pave way for industrial and financial relations with international business communities.—APP