ANKARA - Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc left on Wednesday for Russia to attend Black Sea Economic Cooperation Parliamentary Assembly (BSECPA) meeting.
Arinc will take over Term Presidency of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Assembly from Sergey Mironov, the Chairman of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Arinc will address General Assembly as the 22nd Chairman of BSECPA.
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Assembly Turkish group chairman and Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Istanbul deputy Mustafa Bas and nine members of Turkish group will also attend the meeting.
Arinc will meet with Boris Grizlov, the Chairman of the Russian Parliament and the State Duma, and Mironov the same day.
Arinc will also meet with parliament speakers of other member countries.
Arinc and accompanying delegation will return to Ankara on June 4.
(GC-AÖ) 02.06.2004