Tillerson to meet Erdogan during Turkey visit

By Tugcencr Yilmaz and Zuhal Demirci

ANKARA (AA) - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on an official visit to Turkey on Feb.15-16, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Tillerson will also meet Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and exchange views on international and bilateral relations, according to a statement from the ministry.

The top U.S. envoy will also be received by Erdogan, the statement added.

Tillerson arrived in Amman, Jordan late Tuesday as part of a wider Middle East tour that has already taken him to Egypt and Kuwait.

Following his departure from Jordan, the U.S. secretary of state is scheduled to visit both Lebanon and Turkey.