PRESIDENT GUL OPENS TURKISH EMBASSY IN KAZAKHSTAN
President Abdullah Gul yesterday opened Turkish Embassy in Astana, Kazakhstan along with Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev. Gul also laid a wreath at the Ataturk monument. Afterwards he visited the International Weapons and Military Equipment Fair along with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev. Gul met with Turkish and Kazakh businessmen at a luncheon. Delivering a speech at Kazakhstan Parliament, Gul said, "Turkey's bid to Access to the EU does not mean ignoring its relations with the Turkic World." /Hurriyet-Milliyet/
PM ERDOGAN OPENS TURKISH CONSULATE IN SAO PAOLO
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday attended the opening ceremony of Turkish consulate in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Delivering a speech, Erdogan said that the foreign trade volume between Turkey and Brazil reached to $350-400 million, and added that the amount isn't enough for them. "We are determined to boost our commercial relations with Brazil," he said, "We are taking political steps in this direction." He said that the agreement signed on Iran's nuclear program last week, with the initiatives of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and him, was a highly important step. He said, "We are now on the agenda of the world and the whole world is talking about this agreement." Erdogan also inaugurated the First Turkey Export Goods Fair held by the Istanbul Chamber of Trade (ITO). /Aksam/
INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER ERGUN VISITS QATAR
Industry and Trade Minister Nihat Ergun, currently in Qatar to attend International Aran Industry Forum held in Qatar on May 26-28, yesterday met with Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani. During the meeting, Al Thani said that President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made great contributions for the development of relations between the two countries. /Turkiye/
IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD: "WE TRUST TURKEY"
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday said that they responded positively to the request of uranium swap to be held in Turkey and added, "We trust Turkey and Turkish people." Touching on the recent uranium swap agreement signed after the common initiative of Turkey, Iran and Brazil, Ahmadinejad said that the Tehran communique become an asset which should be accepted. He said, "Those who stand with justice, law and mutual respect, supports this communique." /Turkiye/