Turkish PM heads to Macedonia

Turkey's Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday headed to Macedonia on a two-day visit, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of Macedonia''s gaining independence as well as the 10th anniversary of Ohrid Framework Agreement signed with Albania. During the visit, Erdogan is scheduled to hold talks with President Georgi Ivanov, Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski and his counterpart Nikola Gruevski on bilateral ties between Turkey and Macedonia besides issues of mutual concern, a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister said. He is also expected to meet with representatives of Macedonia''s Turks.