Turkish Premier starts South Africa visit today

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will start an official visit to South Africa on Tuesday, to discuss bilateral trade and developments in the Middle East and North Africa, according to a statement released by Pretoria. Erdogan will meet with South Africa Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe during the two-day trip, and they are expected to discuss global economic concerns and the upcoming United Nations climate change conference set to take place in November in Durban. Erdogan will also meet President Jacob Zuma, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA".