No:168, 20 July 2011, Press Release Regarding the "Palestinian Ambassadors’ Conference" to be held in Istanbul on 23-24 July 2011

The “Palestinian Ambassadors’ Conference” will take place on 23-24 July 2011, in Istanbul with the participation of Chiefs of Mission accredited to all Palestinian Representations abroad as well as senior officials of the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Conference will be inaugurated by H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey and H.E. Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine. On the margins of the Conference, President Abbas will have bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Erdogan and Foreign Minister Davutoglu.

These meetings would facilitate consultations and coordination on Turkish-Palestinian bilateral relations, the current situation in Palestine, the Middle East Peace Process as well as recent developments in the region.