"Turkish president set for first ever visit to Japan
ANKARA (AFP) — Turkish President Abdullah Gul will pay a five-day official visit to Japan in early June, the first ever by a Turkish head of state, his office said Saturday.
Gul, accompanied by several ministers and a large delegation of businessmen, will meet Emperor Akihito, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Senate President Satsuki Eda and lower house Speaker Yohei Kono during the June 3-8 visit."
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