Erdogan embarks on tour in Far East Sunday

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan will embark on a tour of the Far East that will take him to Japan, Malaysia and Singapore on January 5 -11. Erdogan will be accompanied by a delegation including Deputy Premier Bulent Arinc and a number of ministers, legislators, bureaucrats and businessmen. The delegation will also include representatives of some Turkish national newspapers. The prime minister will meet with his Japanese counterpart Sinzo Abe in Tokyo on Tuesday. The talks will cover bilateral relations and all other aspects of concern to both countries regarding the current regional and international issues. Erdogan will meet on Thursday with Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam as well as his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong on bilateral relations and international issues.