Turkish FM Gul to visit Italy next week

ANKARA (AA) – Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul will leave for Italy on September 30 for a working visit upon the invitation of Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini.

A Foreign Ministry statement said Gul and Frattini would meet on October 1.

Turkish-Italian bilateral relations, Turkish-EU relations as well as Iraq, Middle East and international issues are expected to be discussed at the meetings.

Gul is expected to return to Turkey on October 2.