Mrs. Margaret Beckett, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom, will be paying a working visit to Turkey on 26-28 March 2007.
During the visit, Mrs. Beckett will have a meeting with Mr. Abdullah Gül, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on 27 March 2007 and will be received by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the talks, bilateral relations in political, economic and cultural fields, as well as regional and international issues will be discussed.
Mrs. Beckett will head to İstanbul on 27 March where she will meet with Mr. Ali Babacan, Minister of State and Chief EU Negotiator, on 28 March 2007.