ISTANBUL - Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc left on Wednesday for Finland upon invitation of Finnish Speaker of Parliament Paavo Lipponen.
Prior to his departure, Arinc told reporters at Istanbul`s Ataturk Airport that he would have a bilateral meeting with Lipponen and meet representatives of Finnish parliamentary groups on Thursday.
Arinc noted that during his three-day stay in this country, he would also meet Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja.
He is expected to return to Turkey on March 31st.