President Iohannis visits Turkey to consolidate bilateral cooperation

President Klaus Iohannis starts a state visit to Turkey on Tuesday. He will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the local Romanian community. 

The Presidential Administration also announced meetings with Istanbul Province Governor Vasip Sahin, with Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas, and with Grand National Assembly [editor's note - the Turkish Parliament] Speaker Ismail Kahraman. 

"The general goal of President Iohannis's visit is to consolidate the bilateral cooperation based on the Romania - Turkey Strategic Partnership signed in 2011," the Administration mentioned in a release. 

The document adds that official talks will approach several topics on the bilateral, regional, international and security agenda, such as the economic cooperation, the dialogue between the EU and Turkey, focusing on migration and on the collaboration within NATO and and in the military field.

AGERPRES