LEFKOSA/ISTANBUL - President Mehmet Ali Talat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) left for Pakistan on Sunday upon formal invitation of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
President Talat has received a formal invitation from leader of another country for the first time.
During his stay in Pakistan, Talat is also scheduled to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Education Minister Javed Ashraf.
He is expected to return to the TRNC on September 6th.