Turkish President Receives Iraqi Vice-president

ANKARA - Turkish President Abdullah Gul received Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi at Cankaya Presidential Palace in Ankara on Saturday.
The meeting was closed to press.
Al-Hashimi will meet with Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Sunday.
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is expected to visit Turkey next week. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Mahmud Zebari is also expected to visit Turkey soon.
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