Turkish prime minister to visit Syria in December

Turkish News Agency Ihlas said Tuesday that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to pay a visit to Syria 22-23 December on an invitation from his Syrian counterpart Naji Ottri.

It added that Erdogan will discuss with the Syrian officials many important issues of mutual interest and will meet President Bashar al-Assad to discuss the situation in Iraq and Palestine.

The Agency pointed out that President Bashar al-Assad's historical visit to Turkey last January was a turning point in the Syrian-Turkish relations, adding that exchanged visits by senior officials of both countries also reflected the excellent relations and confirmed the growing commercial and economic cooperation between the two countries.