Turkish President Abdullah Gul to visit India from Feb 7-11

Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul will pay a State Visit to India from February 7 to 11 during which he will hold talks with Indian leaders on ways of forging closer ties between the two countries.

Mr Gul will be accompanied on the visit by his wife, Mrs Hayrunnisa Gul, Mr Mehmet Aydin, State Minister and co-Chairman of the Joint Economic Commission, Dr Recep Akdag, Minister of Health, Mr Binali Yildirim, Minister of Transportation, Members of Parliament senior officials and several businessmen.

An official press release said that, during his visit, Mr Gul would meet President Pratibha Patil and Vice-President M Hamid Ansari and hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Ms Patil will also host a banquet in his honour.

Minister of External Affairs S M Krishna and Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj will call on Mr Gul during his stay in the capital.

The Turkish President and his delegation will also visit Agra and Mumbai. He will inaugurate the Turkish consulate in Mumbai and attend business interactions organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Delhi and Mumbai, the release added.

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