HARTUM - Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Bulent Arinc arrived in Sudan as the formal guest of Ahmed Ibrahim al Tahir, Speaker of the Sudanese National Assembly.
Arinc will meet al Tahir and sign a memorandum of understanding which will include the responsibilities of parliaments of the two countries to further develop cooperation and relations.
Arinc will also meet Sudanese President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, Vice President Ali Osman Taha and Foreign Minister Lam Akol Ajawin.
Arinc will hold meetings with Turkish citizens and businessmen who are living in Sudan. He will also inaugurate a Turkish school in Sudan.
Arinc and the accompanying delegation will also attend the inauguration ceremony of the recently restored Turkish Shrine.