LISBON (AA) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Sunday evening arrived Portuguese capital city Lisbon for a formal visit on the invitation of his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva.
Gul and his accompanying delegation arrived Lisbon's military airport, Figo Maduro on Sunday evening where he was welcomed by Portugal's Minister for Regional Development Miguel Poiares Maduro and Turkey's Ambassador in Lisbon, Ebru Barutcu Gokdenizler.
Touching onto his trip to Portugal, Gul stated at a press conference prior to his departure from Istanbul, "I will exchange views with my interlocutors on our European Union process, latest developments in the Mediterranean region as well as on international issues."
Gul is set to hold a bilateral meeting with Silva and he is expected to receive separately the country's parliament speaker and prime minister. Gul will also participate in the closing session of Turkish-Portuguese Business Forum.
Turkey's First Lady Hayrunnisa Gul, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Culture and Tourism Minister Omer Celik as well as a group of Turkish businesspeople are accompanying the Turkish president on his visit.
Trade volume between the countries had tripled over the past decade to exceed $1 billion in 2012.
