Palestinian President to visit Turkey![]() December 8, 2012 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will pay his first foreign visit to Turkey on Monday, Dec 10, after UN recognition of Palestine as a non-member state late last month, Today’s Zaman reported. Abbas will pay an official two-day visit to Turkey upon the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gül, the President’s Office announced on Saturday. According to the statement, Abbas will have talks with Turkish officials on Monday in Ankara to discuss “multi-dimensional cooperation between Palestine and Turkey” as well as regional developments. The statement said the visit will be an opportunity for Turkey to reiterate its support to Palestine, a “friend and brother country of Turkey,” and to “boost exceptional ties between the two countries.” Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |