NO:51 - 12 April 2008, Press Release Regarding the Official Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan to United Kingdom (Unofficial Translation)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan will pay an official visit to the United Kingdom on 14-15 April 2008 upon the invitation of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband.

In the discussions, besides bilateral relations, Turkey`s EU membership negotiations, and regional and international issues will be taken up.

Minister Babacan will get together with British businessmen, and finance and media circles during the visit; and will give a speech at RUSI (Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies), a British think tank.