JERUSALEM - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Israeli Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom in Jerusalem on Monday.
Prime Minister Erdogan will proceed to Palestine, the second stop his tour of Middle East, later in the day.
Erdogan is scheduled to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei.
After meeting Turkish and Palestinian businessmen, Prime Minister Erdogan will attend opening of office of Turkish International Cooperation Agency (TICA) in Ramallah.
Prime Minister Erdogan is expected to return to Turkey later in the day.