(GEN) TURKISH MINISTERS ARRIVE IN IRAQ.

BAGHDAD, Aug 11, 2009 (TUR) -- Turkish State Minister for foreign trade Zafer Caglayan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Baghdad, Iraq on Tuesday.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Turkish Ambassador in Baghdad Derya Kanbay and Turkey's special representative for Iraq Murat Ozcelik welcomed the ministers.

Davutoglu and Zebari will hold a bilateral meeting and then a joint press conference. They will discuss relations between Turkey and Iraq during their meeting.

Davutoglu will also meet with Iraqi Parliament Speaker Iyad al-Samarrai and Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi.

He will attend a luncheon which will be hosted in his honor by Zebari, and then meet with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.

Davutoglu will hold a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the evening, and then attend a dinner which will be hosted in his honor by Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Salih.

Davutoglu and Caglayan will return to Turkey after the dinner.

(THROUGH ASIA PULSE)