ANKARA - Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc left for Albania on Sunday as the official guest of his Albanian counterpart Jozefina Topalli.
On the first day of his visit, Arinc will hold a bilateral meeting with Topalli. Following the meeting, Arinc and Topalli will hold a joint news conference.
Arinc will visit the Tirana University on June 12th.
He is scheduled to meet Albanian President Alfred Moisiu and Interior Minister Sokol Olldashi the same day.
Arinc is expected to return to Turkey on June 13th after holding talks with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha.
Meanwhile, Arinc told reporters prior to his departure that Turkey had been supporting Albania's integration with European-Atlantic organizations as an element of confidence and stability in its region.