ANKARA - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul has welcomed his Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer with an official ceremony at the Cankaya Presidential Palace in Ankara on Tuesday.
Following the national anthemes of Turkey and Austria, Fischer greeted the ceremonial squad.
The ceremony was attended by the Speaker of Turkish Parliament Koksal Toptan, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Hilmi Guler, Turkish Presidential Secretary General Mustafa Isen and Governor of Ankara Kemal Onal.
Fischer earlier paid a visit to the Mausoleum of the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on Tuesday.
(SOL-AÖ)