Mursi Heads to Turkey to Discuss Syria and Palestine http://allafrica.com/c/-4bR3S #egypt via @allafrica
8:30 PM - 30 Sep 12 · Details
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi left Cairo on Sunday morning heading to Ankara, in a 12-hour visit to Turkey, where he will meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Egypt's newly-elected Islamist president will discuss with the Turkish leaders an initiative of regional leaders (Egypt, Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia) to halt the shedding of blood in Syria.
They will also discuss the Palestinian problem. While in Turkey, Mursi will attend a meeting between the two countries' businessmen, said his spokesman Yasser Ali. Mursi will look into Turkey's experiences in an effort to follow suit in reviving Egypt's economy in light of economic hardships that followed Mubarak's ouster. The Egyptian president is also expected to attend the third assembly of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party.
