VIENNA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met French President Jack Chirac, and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan during the formal dinner hosted in honor of leaders participating in the EU-Latin America summit in Austrian capital of Vienna last night.
During his meeting with Chirac, Erdogan expressed Turkey`s uneasiness over the resolution, which makes any denial of the so-called Armenian genocide a crime and which will be debated at the French parliament soon. Chirac said that they will show the necessary sensitivity toward Turkey`s concerns.
On the other hand, Erdogan and Annan discussed developments in the Middle East and political process in Iraq.
Erdogan is expected to meet Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramanlis and German Prime Minister Angela Merkel today.
Erdogan will depart from Austria for Indonesia after participating the opening session of the EU-Latin America summit.