Hamid Ansari holds delegation-level talks with Turkish Assembly members

The Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today held delegation-level talks with members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly led by Camil Cicek, Speaker of the. AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, both the leaders discussed how trade and economic ties between the two countries could be further strengthened. Mr Ansari also met the Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Earlier in the day, Mr Ansari paid a visit to Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara. Signing in the Golden Book at Ataturk Mausoleum, Mr Ansari wrote Ataturk continue to inspire secular, liberal and democratic people the world over. He wrote the first President of Turkey Ataturk’s leadership was also a source of inspiration for India’s freedom movement.