LEFKOSA - State and government officials, and leaders of political parties will come to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to attend ceremonies to mark the 20th anniversary of foundation of TRNC.
Presidential Secretary General Kemal Nehrozoglu, Deputy Parliament Speaker Ismail Alptekin, Prime Minister and Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal, True Path Party (DYP) leader Mehmet Agar, Labor Party (IP) leader Dogu Perincek and Nation Party (MP) leader Aykut Edibali will attend the ceremonies.
Prime Minister Erdogan is expected to arrive in TRNC on Saturday morning. He will return to Turkey later in the same day.
President Rauf Denktas of TRNC will host a dinner on Saturday evening in honor of his guests.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Erdogan will pay a visit to President Denktas following the ceremonies.
Prime Minister Erdogan is also scheduled to meet with TRNC Prime Minister and National Unity Party (UBP) leader Dervis Eroglu, and Deputy Prime Minister and Democrat Party (DP) leader Serdar Denktas.
Erdogan will also hold talks with Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader Mehmet Ali Talat, Peace and Democracy Movement (BDH) leader Mustafa Akinci, Solution and European Union Party (CABP) leader Ali Erel, Nationalist Peace Party (MBP) leaders Ertugrul Hasipoglu and Ali Riza Gorgun, Our Party (BP) leader Okyay Sadikoglu and Cyprus Justice Party (KAP) leader Oguz Kalelioglu.
(UK) 13.11.2003