Turkish Foreign Minister in Colombo for talks next week

10 Jun, 2016

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu is to visit Sri Lanka next week for talks with the Government, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said today.

Mevlut Cavusoglu will be in Sri Lanka on June 14 and 15 on his first official visit to the country.

During the visit, the Foreign Minister will meet President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.

Mevlut Cavusoglu will also have talks with International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrema. (Colombo Gazette)

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