ANKARA - An official welcoming ceremony was held at the Turkish Presidential Palace in honor of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden on Tuesday.
Besides Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc and State Minister Besir Atalay also attended the ceremony.
Following the ceremony, Sezer held a meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf.
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will attend a dinner tonight which will be hosted by Sezer in their honor.
Early in the day, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited Ataturk`s Mausoleum to bow before the founder of modern Turkey.