
Turkish President Abdullah Gul welcomed his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to Ankara with a formal ceremony at the Cankaya Presidential Palace.***
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The welcoming ceremony took place within the palace instead of its garden due to heavy snowfall.
Gul and Berdimuhamedow will hold a joint press conference following a tete-a-tete meeting and a meeting between respective delegations.
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"Berdimuhamedow shows a good example of leadership and statesmanship to develop Turkmenistan, a country of strategic importance," Gul said.
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