Turkish, East Timorese presidents to visit S. Korea this week for talks with Lee
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta will separately visit South Korea this week to hold summits with President Lee Jae Myung, a presidential spokesperson said Sunday. Erdogan is set to visit to South Korea from Monday through Wednesday on a state visit that will include a summit with Lee on Tuesday, presidential spokesperson Kang Yun-hung said. It…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta are scheduled to visit South Korea this week for separate summits with President Lee Jae Myung, according to a presidential spokesperson. Erdogan's visit, which spans from Monday to Wednesday, marks his first trip to South Korea since 2018 and signifies the second meeting between South Korean and Turkish leaders since Lee's visit to Turkey in November for an NATO summit in Ankara.
During the Tuesday summit, the leaders are anticipated to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, defense industry, nuclear power plants, and future industries, while also sharing perspectives on the Korean Peninsula and Middle Eastern situations.
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