Jordon King arrives in Turkey on official visit

Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Tuesday arrived in Ankara on a tow-day official visit to Turkey. During the visit, which comes upon an invitation from Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his wife Hayrunnisa , the King will hold talks with President Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Cemil Cicek. Upon arrival at Ankara International Airport, Their Majesties were received by Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek and his wife, Ankara Governor Aladdin Yuksel, Ankara Mayor Ibrahim Melih Gokcek, Jordan’s Ambassador to Turkey Amjad Adayleh and the Turkish Ambassador to Jordan Sedat Onal. The King is accompanied by Lower House Speaker Saad Hayel Srour, Royal Court Chief Fayez Tarawneh, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Director of the King’s Office Imad Fakhoury. Their Majesties visited the mausoleum of the nation’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, where the King laid a wreath and signed the visitors’ book.