ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay visits to Malaysia, Pakistan and Greece in June of 2003.
Erdogan will visit Malaysia between June 12 and 15. Later, he will go to Pakistan Between June 15 and 17.
State Minister Ali Babacan, State Minister Kursat Tuzmen, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler, Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim, Culture and Tourism Minister Erkan Mumcu, a group of deputies, businessmen and journalists will accompany Prime Minister Erdogan during his visit to Malaysia and Pakistan.
During the visits, Turkey-Malaysia and Turkey-Pakistan business council meetings will also be held.
Prime Minister Erdogan is scheduled to attend summit meeting of the European Union (EU) in Salonica, Greece between June 20 and 21.
The summit will focus on the issues of Iraq, the Middle East, European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP), the Balkans and migration.
During the summit, EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana is expected to submit his work on European Strategic Concept.
Following the summit, Greece will hand over EU term presidency to Italy.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Erdogan will visit Portugal between July 1 and 2 and Austria between July 11 and 12.
(UK-AÖ) 09.06.2003