Turkish president meets Zambian counterpart in Lusaka

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday met his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu in the capital Lusaka Saturday.

Erdogan and first lady Emine Erdogan were accompanied by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Finance and Treasury Minister Berat Albayrak, National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan and other two lawmakers.

He was welcomed by President Lungu and his wife, the Zambian foreign Minister, the Zambian ambassador in Ankara and Turkey’s ambassador in Lusaka including other ministers and diplomats upon their arrival at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport.

Erdogan also visited the cemetery reserved for former presidents of Zambia.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also set to visit Berlin in late September for his first official visit to Germany in four years.

The visit, which will include a military honour guard and state banquet, will be his first state visit to Germany after becoming president in 2014.

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