Turkish FM to visit Uighur region during China trip

Davutoglu will be the first Turkish foreign minister to pay a visit to Uighur Autonomous Region.

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will travel to China on a six-day formal visit during which he will also pay a visit to Uighur Autonomous Region which China calls "Xinjiang".

Davutoglu will visit Urumqi, Uighur Autonomous Region, and Xian provinces. Davutoglu will be the first Turkish foreign minister to pay a visit to Uighur Autonomous Region, Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

Davutoglu, who will be accompanied by a large delegation of lawmakers, bureaucrats, businessmen, academicians and journalists, will be visiting China from October 28 to November 2 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi.

Davutoglu and Jiechi will discuss bilateral relations, cooperation opportunities, and regional and international issues, the statement said.

During his stay in China, Davutoglu will also have a meeting with China's Vice President Xi Jinping, attend a round-table discussion at China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) and deliver a speech at the Renmin University in Beijing.

Davutoglu is also scheduled to attend the closing ceremony of Shanghai EXPO 2010 on October 31, it added.

Source: World Bulletin.
Link: http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=65667.