Turkish and East Timorese presidents to visit South Korea for talks
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta will visit South Korea for summits with President Lee Jae Myung.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta will separately visit South Korea to hold summit talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, the Korea Times, the Korea Herald, Korea JoongAng Daily, and UA.NEWS reported. Presidential spokesperson Kang Yun-hung announced the upcoming visits on Sunday, according to the Korea Times. [1][2][3][4]
President Erdogan is scheduled to conduct a state visit to South Korea from Monday through Wednesday, the Korea Times reported. His agenda includes a bilateral summit meeting with President Lee on Tuesday, according to the same outlet. Operational details for the separate visit by President Ramos-Horta were also confirmed by Korean news sources. [1][5]
South Korea covers the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and maintains its capital region in Seoul. East Timor, officially known as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is located in Southeast Asia on the island of Timor. Turkey is led by President Erdogan, who has served as its 12th president since August 2014. [6][7][8]
In short
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Jose Ramos-Horta will hold separate summits with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
- Erdogan's state visit to South Korea runs from Monday through Wednesday, with a summit planned for Tuesday.
- Presidential spokesperson Kang Yun-hung announced the scheduled visits on Sunday.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Turkish, East Timorese presidents to visit S. Korea this week for talks with LeeThe Korea Times, 13h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Turkish, East Timorese presidents to visit S. Korea this week for talks with LeeThe Korea Herald, 14h ago
- [3]Leaders of Turkey, East Timor set for summits with Lee during visits this weekKorea JoongAng Daily, 15h ago
- [4]South Korean President Lee to host Erdoğan and Ramos-Horta — Korea HeraldUA.NEWS, 14h ago
- [5]Turkish president to visit Korea for state visit; East Timor leader makes first bilateral trip헤럴드경제, 16h ago
Background
- [6]Timor-Leste on Wikipedia
- [7]South Korea on Wikipedia
- [8]List of international presidential trips made by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wikipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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