Ankara, Bogota to lift visas
Article | November 26, 2011 - 1:24pm
Turkish President Abdullah Gul, left, and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, right, review a honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony in Ankara, Turkey 18 November 2011. |EPA/EVRIM AYDIN/ANADOLU AGENCY
Turkey and Colombia agreed recently to reciprocally abolish visa requirements in a bid to further boost swelling trade ties between the two countries. Holding a joint press conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon in Ankara, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said that this was the first visit from Colombia to Turkey on presidential level.
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