Turkish Foreign Ministry stated on Thursday that upon an invitation by African Union Commission chairperson Jean Ping, Babacan would be in Egypt between June 27th and 28th.

Babacan will address foreign ministers of the Union in a special session. He will also hold bilateral meetings.

On its 10th summit meeting, which took place in Addis Ababa in January 2008, African Union accepted Turkey as a strategic partner.

The Ministry also stated that Turkey-Africa Cooperation Summit would take place in Istanbul in August.

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