U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to visit Turkey next week at the invitation by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Clinton is to attend the meeting of the Libya Contact Group in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul on July 15 and hold talks with Turkish officials on that day and July 16, the statement said, adding Clinton would be received by Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“Turkey and the United States are two friends and allies. Talks continue between the two countries at all levels within the frame of a model partnership. During Clinton’s visit to Turkey, bilateral relations and current global and regional issues will be discussed and views be exchanged,” the statement said.
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