Erdoğan to head to Bosnia for May 20 pre-election rally

ANKARA

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to head to Bosnia Herzegovina to hold a rally in Sarajevo on May 20, almost a month ahead of snap presidential and parliamentary elections set for June 24. 

During the visit Erdoğan will also hold bilateral and inter-delegation talks with Bakir Izetbegovic, the Bosniak member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the presidential press office stated on May 18.

The rally will be the sixth general assembly of the Ankara-linked Union of European Turkish Democrats (UETD), and will address students at the International University of Sarajevo, where an honorary doctorate will be awarded to Erdoğan.

During talks with Izetbegovic, he is also expected to discuss bilateral relations with Bosnia and recent developments in the Balkans, as well as regional and international matters.