Turkey’s PM visit to Sudan postponed for second time: sources
April 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A visit to Sudan originally set for this month by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been postponed, diplomatic and government sources told Sudan Tribune today. Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara April 16, 2013 (Reuters) Last February, the Turkish deputy PM Bekir Bozda visited Khartoum to prepare for Erdogan’s trip in which he was to inaugurate a $100 million hospital in South Darfur capital of Nyala funded by Turkey. This is the second time Erdogan’s visit has been delayed as he was scheduled to arrive in October of last year. Sources gave different reasons for the second postponement with some saying it was made at the request of Istanbul and others noting that the Nyala hospital has yet to be completed in time for Erdogan’s visit. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
