Erdogan Due To Ethiopia And South Africa

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay official visits to Ethiopia and South Africa between March 2nd and 5th, 2005.
Releasing a statement, the Prime Ministry Press Center said on Friday that ministers, representatives of several public institutions, businessmen and journalists would accompany Prime Minister Erdogan during his visits.
Prime Minister Erdogan is scheduled to meet presidents and prime ministers of Ethiopia and South Africa.
Besides bilateral relations, regional and international issues are expected to be high on agenda of his meetings.
Prime Minister Erdogan will also attend opening of Program Coordination Office of Turkish Cooperation & Development Authority (TIKA) in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
He will participate a conference of the Ethiopian Institute for International Peace & Development as speaker.
In South Africa, Prime Minister Erdogan will attend a meeting on ''Partnership for Development''.
Prime Minister Erdogan is expected to return to Turkey on March 5th.