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Dutch Royals Welcome President of Turkey
The Netherlands' royal trio welcomed to their country, President Abdullah Gul of Turkey, on Tuesday. Queen Beatrix, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima will be the President, and First Lady Hayrunnisa Gul's hosts during their three state visit.
At the palace in Amsterdam, there was a welcoming ceremony that included the playing of the national anthems and inspections of the honor guards.
Afterward, President Gul laid a wreath at the National Monument on the Dam. He then opened Read more [...]
HGD Guillaume on Economic Mission to Turkey
Since Monday, Luxembourg's Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume has been in Turkey, where he has been looking to promote his grand duchy on an economic scale. With him is the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Jeannot Krecke.
During the visit, Guillaume and Ms. Krecke met with Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Taner Yildiz. The three discussed energy sources from Turkey to Luxembourg, such as the building of the Nabucco pipeline, which will allow Western Europe to diversify Read more [...]
Jordanian King Signs Free Trade Deal With Turkey
Jordan is experiencing a state visit from Turkey this week. On Tuesday, President Abdullah Gul was welcomed by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania to Amman.
The main purpose of Gul's visit is to launch a free trade deal with the Hashemite Kingdom, something both countries have been working on since 2005. The Prime Ministers of Jordan and Turkey agreed the deal would be launched before 2009 was up.
That deal came true not long after the welcoming ceremony at the royal palace.
"The free trade Read more [...]
King Juan Carlos Receives Various World Politicians
Spain's King Juan Carlos was a busy man today. He met with three politicians from three countries today at Zarzuela Palace at separate times. One of those leaders was on a state visit, while the second was on an official. The third was in Madrid for a forum.
I'll start with the one on an official visit. The mayor of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri met with the King after he had spent the weekend signing agreements with Madrid officials to promote their two cities together.
With Spain's EU Read more [...]
Qatar Emir Cements Economic Ties With Turkey
The Emir of Qatar sign a series of economic agreements with Turkey's President Abdullah Gul on Monday, as part of his two day visit to the country. One of the agreements was to have a gas pipeline run to Turkey via Qatar.
“We are eager to have a gas pipeline from Qatar to Turkey. We discussed this matter in the framework of cooperation in the field of energy. In this regard, a working group will be set up that will come up with concrete results in the shortest possible time,” Emir Sheikh Read more [...]
Crown Prince Haakon In Turkey
Norway's royal heir is on a three day mission to strengthen ties with Turkey. Haakon was invited by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This is the first time any member of the Norwegian royal family ever made an official visit to the country.
Haakon told reporters at the hotel where he is staying in the Turkish capital of Ankara, that the main aim of his visit to Turkey was to boost cooperation in hydro energy.
The Crown Prince said that Norway was experienced in hydro energy, and Read more [...]
