Erdogan to travel to Ethiopia and South Africa

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will start a 5-day tour tomorrow (Tuesday) covering Ethiopia and South Africa. He will leave for Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on March 1st. An official welcoming ceremony will take place in honor of Prime Minister Erdogan on March 2nd.   Following the ceremony, Prime Minister Erdogan and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia will preside meetings between Turkish and Ethiopian delegations. Several agreements will be signed during the meetings. Later, Erdogan and Zenawi will hold a joint news conference. Prime Minister Erdogan will also be received by President Girma Woldegiorgis of Ethiopia. Erdogan is scheduled to attend opening of Program Coordination Office of Turkish Cooperation & Development Authority (TIKA) in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, the same day. After participating a conference of Ethiopian Institute for International Peace & Development as speaker, Prime Minister Erdogan will join signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between Turkish Strategic Studies Center and Ethiopian Institute for International Peace & Development. ERDOGAN'S ITINERARY IN SOUTH AFRICA     Prime Minister Erdogan will proceed to South Africa late on March 2nd.Erdogan will hold a tete-a-tete meeting with Deputy President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on March 3rd. After signing several agreements, Erdogan and Zuma will hold a joint news conference. On March 4th, Prime Minister Erdogan will proceed to Cape Town to meet South African parliament speaker, and members of South African parliamentary foreign affairs, trade and tourism commissions. Prime Minister Erdogan will attend a meeting on ''Partnership for Development'' to be held with the participation of Turkish and South African businessmen. President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki of South Africa will receive Prime Minister Erdogan the same day. Prime Minister Erdogan is expected to return to Turkey on March 5th.Â