ANKARA - The European Union (EU) Commission President Romano Prodi and Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul left for Istanbul on Friday.
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen and other high-ranking officials also departed for Istanbul with Prodi and Gul.
Prodi will hold a joint press conference with Gul in Istanbul and he will attend the opening of EU Istanbul Information Center. He will also deliver a speech on overview on future of EU-Turkey relations at Bogazici University.
(GC-Öª) 16.01.2004