HELSINKI - An official welcoming ceremony has taken place in Finland for Turkish President Abdullah Gul who is currently in Helsinki on a state visit.
Later, President Gul met President Tarja Halonen of Finland.
They will hold a news conference after their tete-a-tete meeting.
President Gul is set to attend the Turkey-Finland Business Council meeting.
He will receive Parliament Speaker Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen later in the day.
President Gul will also hold talks with Tatar-Turks living in the country.
Gul and his wife Hayrunnisa Gul will partake in a banquet to be hosted in their honor by Finnish President Halonen.
(UK-AÖ)
(DIP)