The Turkish delegation, comprising over 20 lawmakers and business representatives as well as an adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrived to Crimea from Moscow late on Wednesday. The delegation is on a three-day visit to the peninsula to meet representatives of the local business community, the authorities and the Crimean Tatar minority.
"We are planning to hold a joint economic forum and outline the main points [for cooperation], when our next delegation [arrives to Crimea]. The majority of investors visiting Crimea have a positive attitude and are ready to invest," Cengiz said.
The Crimean peninsula seceded from Ukraine and reunified with Russia after more than 96 percent of local voters supported the move in a referendum in March 2014. Kiev, as well as the European Union, the United States and their allies, did not recognize the move and consider the peninsula to be occupied territory.
Nevertheless, over 60 delegations from dozens of countries have visited Crimea this year, defying Western restrictions, including those from France, Italy, Jordan and many other nations.
