(DIP) PM ERDOGAN SPEAKS WITH GADDAFI.ANKARA, Aug 29, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone conversation with Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi and congratulated him on the 40th anniversary of Libyan revolution, Erdogan's press office said on Friday. Erdogan thanked Gaddafi for his invitation to celebrations but apologized for not being able to attend due to his busy schedule, his office said in a statement posted on its internet site. State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. Bulent Arinc will take part in celebrations to represent Turkish government, it said. Erdogan told Gaddafi that his spouse spouse A legal marriage partner as defined by state law Emine Erdogan will also travel to Libya at the invitation of Aisha Gaddafi, daughter of Libyan leader, the statement added. Erdogan and Gaddafi also agreed on a visit of Turkish delegation of businessmen led by Prime Minister Erdogan in the shortest time possible, it added. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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