Erdoğan arrives in Bosnian capital

Ersin Çelik
13:0420/05/2018, Sunday
U: 20/05/2018, Sunday
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and his wife Emine Erdogan (R)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and his wife Emine Erdogan (R)

Turkish president to meet Bosniak member of tripartite Presidency of Bosnia Bakir Izetbegovic

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday has arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital Sarajevo on a working visit.

Erdoğan is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Cavusoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu, Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci, Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Askin Bak, Minister of Culture and Tourism Numan Kurtulmus, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication Ahmet Arslan and Head of Religious Affairs Ali Erbas.

During the visit, Erdoğan will hold a one-on-one meeting and inter-delegation talks with Bakir Izetbegovic, the Bosniak member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


The president will attend the sixth general assembly of the Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD) and will address students at the International University of Sarajevo, where an honorary doctorate will be awarded to the president.

During his meetings, the presidential press office said, Erdoğan will be discussing Turkey’s bilateral relations with Bosnia, the recent developments in the Balkans as well as regional and international matters.


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