WASHINGTON
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag arrived in Washington on Thursday.
Bozdag, prior to his visit to New York to attend Turkish Day Parade, will hold meetings with the representatives of Turkish associations in the U.S., and a meeting in Turkish Embassy in Washington.
Bozdag will also visit the mosque and community center of Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate in Maryland state.
The Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) will organize the Turkish Day Parade and Festival in New York on May 19 Youth and Sports Day.
Bozdag and Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, lawmakers and high-level bureaucrats are expected to join the parade.
Turkish singers Ege, Burak Kut, Demet Sagiroglu and Esref Incioglu will take stage in the festival at Dag Hammarskjold Park after the parade.
