Friday, August 12, 2011

Turkish PM heading to Somalia to draw attention to famine

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Somalia next week to draw international attention to the plight of the famine-hit country, an aide said Friday.

"We will be going to Mogadishu in the evening on May. 18 and spend the next day there, "the aide said, adding that details of the visit were yet to be Determined.

Visits by world leaders in Somalia are extremely rare due to security Serious Risks to. Will be the first to go there since Erdogan's vice president visited Uganda in November.

Among the issues was the famine in the African country, Erdogan and U.S. Discussed in a telephone call late Thursday, President Barack Obama. The two leaders "agreed to Tragic Cooperate closely to fight the drought in the African Horn and to boost relief and aid efforts to save lives in the region," the prime minister's office said.

Erdogan and Foreign Minister Ahmed Obama previously said he would go to Somalia Together with Their families.

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