Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an
official visit to Belarus on Friday, according to a presidential
source.
Erdogan will meet with the president of Belarus, Alexander
Lukashenko, in the eastern European country’s capital, Minsk,
according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to
restrictions on talking to the media.
The source said that the two presidents will sign agreements and
protocols meant to strengthen bilateral relations and business
opportunities.
After an opening ceremony for mosques built by the Turkish
Religious Affairs Presidency Foundation, Erdogan will address a
Turkish-Belarus work forum, the source said.
Accompanying Erdogan will be Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmus, Foreign
Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci, and
Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci.