Turkish PM to meet US president

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will leave for the US on Tuesday at an invitation by US President Barack Obama. Turkish Prime Ministry stated on Monday that Erdogan and Obama would hold a meeting in Washington on May 16. The meeting will take place in White House and focus on Turkish-US relations as well as recent regional and international matters which are high on the agenda of both countries. Erdogan will be welcomed in two separate full military honors, one at the airport and the other at the White House, upon his arrival in Washington. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan, European Union Minister Egemen Bagis as well as a group of nearly 100 Turkish businesspeople will accompany Erdogan.