Turkish Press
March 23 2007
Press Review
TURKIYE
ARINC TO VISIT PORTUGAL NEXT WEEK
Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc is due to travel to Portugal next
Wednesday for a three-day official visit upon the invitation of his
Portuguese counterpart Jaime Gama. On the first day of his visit,
Arinc is expected to meet with Turks living in Portugal and later
attend a dinner hosted by Turkey’s Ambassador to Lisbon Kaya Erdem.
On Thursday, Arinc will meet with Gama to discuss a number of issues,
including bilateral relations. After being received by Portuguese
President Cavaco Silva, Arinc will then return to Turkey. In related
news, Arinc sent a letter to US House of Representatives Speaker
Nancy Pelosi expressing Turkey’s concerns over the resolution on the
so-called Armenia genocide, and stressed close ties between Turkey
and the US, warning that recognition of the Armenian allegations
would damage these relations deeply. /Turkiye/