ANKARA - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek met Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan in Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday.
The meeting was closed to press.
Topolanek, whose country will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union, will be welcomed by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a formal ceremony later in the day.
The two prime ministers will hold a joint press conference after their meeting.
Czech PM Topolanek will later give a lecture at the Ankara University on "Turkey`s role in the global world" and then proceed to Istanbul in the evening.
(TÇ-MS)
(DIP)