Turkish president off to Turkmenistan to attend ECO summit

Erdogan to hold bilateral meetings with leaders of some member countries, hand over term of presidency to Turkmenistan

By Berk Ozcan

ISTANBUL (AA) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan flew to Turkmenistan on Saturday along with a delegation to attend an Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) meeting and hold official talks.

Following his official visit, Erdogan will attend the 15th Leaders’ Summit of ECO slated for Nov. 28, which will be headed by his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.

Erdogan is expected to hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of some member countries and hand over the term of the organization's presidency to Turkmenistan.

The delegation accompanying Erdogan includes Turkey's ministers of energy and natural resources, defense, education, agriculture, and transportation and infrastructure.

* Writing by Ali Murat Alhas

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