ANKARA - American Muslim leader Wallace Deen Muhammad will pay a visit to Turkey on March 6th.
Egemen Bagis, an MP from Justice and Development Party (AKP) and chairman of Turkey-USA Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, said that Wallace Deen Muhammad, whom he describes as the "most important Muslim leader in USA", will come to Turkey upon his invitation.
Stressing that USA was one of the most important crossroads for the "Alliance of Civilizations" initiative led by Turkey, Bagis said visit of Muhammad, who is the religious leader of nearly 2.5 million black Muslims in USA, mainly aimed at the improvement of Turkey-USA relations, as well as the establishment of a closer contact and cooperation between the Turkish people in USA and Muslim Americans.
Bagis also stated that they expected a remarkable contribution from Muhammad to their efforts which aimed to raise the voice of the Turkish people in USA, especially nowadays, while they were struggling against the so-called genocide allegations of the Armenian lobby.
Wallace Deen Muhammad will hold talks with representatives of education, language, diplomacy, politics and business circles during his 3-day visit to Turkey, Bagis added.