Turkey's PM to go on tour of UAE, Saudi Arabia

The Prime Ministry released a statement and said Erdogan would be accompanied by a delegation including Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, State Minister for foreign trade Zafer Caglayan, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, Energy & Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz and several other MPs.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go on a tour of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia on January 17 and 20, 2010.

Erdogan will attend and deliver a speech at the opening session of the third World Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on January 18.

Erdogan is set to have meetings with UAE's Emir Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Crown Prince Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed al-Nahyan.

Erdogan is also scheduled to meet Saudi Arabia's King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud and several other senior officials.

On January 20, Erdogan will visit Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) based in Jeddah and meet OIC Secretary General Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.

Erdogan's talks in UAE and Saudi Arabia are expected to focus on bilateral relations as well as regional developments.

Erdogan will also exchange views on topics included in the agenda of OIC.

/World Bulletin/