Erdoğan to visit Serbia for three-day visit on Oct 9

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay an official visit to Serbia between Oct. 9 and Oct. 11 upon an invitation from his Serbian counterpart, according to a statement from the presidency’s press office.

The statement said Erdoğan will arrive in Serbia following his visit to Ukraine and he will hold bilateral and inter-delegation talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.

He is also expected to meet the Serbian parliament speaker, it added.

As a part of Erdoğan’s visit, the Turkey-Serbia Business Forum will also be organized and various agreements between the two countries are expected to be signed.

Erdoğan will also visit the Muslim majority town of Novi Pazar in southern Serbia as a part of his program in the country, the statement read.

The presidency stressed the importance that Turkey attaches to improving its relations with Serbia, saying Erdoğan’s visit would mark a “significant development … reinforcing bilateral relations for the benefit of the whole region.”