ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan between 21-24 October.
Prime Ministry Press Centre said on Thursday that Erdogan would leave Ankara for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on October 21.
Prime Minister Erdogan will meet with Kyrgyz Prime Minister Nikolay Tanaev in tete-a-tete and interdelegationary meetings. Erdogan and Tanayev will later hold a joint news conference.
Prime Minister Erdogan will meet with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Askar Aymatov in breakfast on October 22. Erdogan who will also meet with Kyrgyz Parliament Speakers Abdigani Erkebaev and Altay Borubaev, will be received by Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev.
Prime Minister Erdogan will visit Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University Campus and attend the opening ceremony of Economic and Administrative Sciences Faculty and Communication Faculty.
Erdogan who will attend Turkish-Kyrgyz Business Council Joint meeting and who will visit Coca-Cola factory, will also open Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Businessmen Association Fair.
Erdogan will proceed to Dushanbe, Tajikistan on October 23 and he will be welcome in an official ceremony there. Erdogan who will meet with Tajik Prime Minister Akil Akilov, will be received by Tajik President Imamali Rahmanov and attend the dinner to be hosted in his honour by Akilov.
Prime Minister Erdogan will visit a museum on October 24 and attend Turkish-Tajik Joint Business Council meeting and lunch.
Erdogan will return to Ankara the same evening.
(ÖŞ) 16.10.2003