Turkish, Maltese presidents meet in capital Ankara

By Diyar Guldogan

ANKARA (AA) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Maltese counterpart Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca on Thursday met in the Turkish capital Ankara.

Erdogan welcomed Preca, who is paying her first-ever official presidential visit from Malta to Turkey, with an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex.

The leaders will hold a joint news conference after one-on-one and inter-delegation meetings.

Erdogan and Preca will discuss bilateral relations and ways to further strengthen the cooperation between the two countries.

They are expected to exchange views on Turkey’s membership process to the EU, as well as on regional and international issues.