Minister for Europe visits Istanbul for Turkish Republic Day
Sir Alan Duncan joins world leaders to mark Turkish Republic Day and will attend the opening ceremony of Istanbul鈥檚 new airport.
皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan, will join other world leaders in Istanbul to mark Turkish Republic Day.
皇冠体育app most important day in the year for Turkey, it marks the proclamation of the Turkish Republic by the Turkish Grand National Assembly on 29 October 1923.
Today (28 October), the Minister will also attend the opening ceremony of Istanbul鈥檚 new airport. 皇冠体育app airport will replace Istanbul Ataturk and contribute to Istanbul鈥檚 role as one of the world鈥檚 leading transit hubs.
Sir Alan will join Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut 脟avu艧o臒lu at the ceremony, as well as meeting Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Faruk Kaymak莽谋.
Ahead of the visit, the Minister for Europe Sir Alan Duncan said:
This is a truly historic moment for Turkey 鈥� celebrating its Republic day at the same time as opening a brand new international airport 鈥� and I鈥檓 proud to be representing the UK in Istanbul.
Turkey has always been, and will continue to be, a close ally and friend of the UK.
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