ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan defined early on Wednesday his visit to South Korea as fruitful.
Erdogan, who returned from South Korea to Turkey, told reporters that Turkish delegation attracted an extraordinary interest and South Korea's affection for Turkey was different.
All dimensions of bilateral relations were taken up in his meetings, Erdogan stated.
Erdogan noted that he and Korean officials stressed improvement of the current cooperation between two countries in their meetings and expressed belief that his visit would speed up bilateral relations and further improve cooperation.
Prime Minister Erdogan went to South Korea on Saturday night. Erdogan started his visit to South Korean capital Seoul on Sunday and firstly visited Ankara Park in the city and the Ankara House which was built in its original form.
Erdogan received members of Turkish-South Korean Friendship Association, Daewoo company's president Dae Reaing Kang, and had dinner with Turkish businessmen in Seoul.
South Korean President Moo-Hyun Roh welcomed Prime Minister Erdogan late on Sunday.
Following their tete-a-tete meeting, Turkish and South Korean delegations held a meeting.
Erdogan met on Monday with Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak and later with business circles and businessmen in South Korea. He attended a meeting of Turkish-South Korean Business Council.
Prime Minister Erdogan attended a dinner hosted by South Korean President Moo-Hyun Roh on Monday.
Erdogan attended a meal hosted by Hyundai Company on Tuesday and left South Korea for Turkey.
(BRC-AÖ) 11.02.2004