Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will leave for the United States on Tuesday at an invitation extended to him by US President Barack Obama. Erdogan and Obama will hold a meeting in Washington on May 16, the Turkish Anadolu News Agency reported. 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 businessmen will accompany Erdogan.
