Erdoğan Travels to Kyrgyzstan as Cevdet Yılmaz Assumes Presidential Duties
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Bishkek at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- During the two-day visit, Erdoğan is scheduled to address an expanded summit session and hold bilateral meetings with leaders.
- Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz will perform presidential duties in Erdoğan’s absence.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has traveled to Bishkek to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov.
Erdoğan departed from Ankara Airport accompanied by his wife, Emine Erdoğan, and other officials. Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Presidential Secretary-General Hakkı Susmaz, Ankara Governor Yakup Canbolat and other officials saw the delegation off.
The visit is scheduled to last two days. Erdoğan will address a session held in an expanded format and is expected to hold bilateral talks with other leaders.
During Erdoğan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan, Yılmaz will act on behalf of the president.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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