Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan Proceeds To Komotini

KOMOTINI - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is currently paying a visit to Greece, proceeded from Kavala to Komotini on Saturday.
Erdogan went to Turkish Consulate General in Komotini and met with representatives of Turkish kinsmen in the city.
Erdogan is the first Turkish prime minister visiting Komotini after 51 years.
Erdogan is accompanied by State Ministers Besir Atalay, Mehmet Aydin and Kursad Tuzmen and a delegation comprised of 160 people including businessmen and journalists.
Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramanlis had welcomed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with an official ceremony in Athens on Friday. Erdogan and Caramanlis held a bilateral meeting after the ceremony.
Erdogan and Caramanlis later held a joint press conference.
Erdogan was also received by Greek President Constandinos Stephanopoulos and met with Greek Parliament Speaker Anna Psaruda-Benaki in Athens.
(EÖ-AY) 08.05.2004