Zanzibar President Ali Mohamed Shein has arrived in the Turkish capital, Ankara, for an official visit.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul welcomed his counterpart on Friday upon the latter’s arrival at the Presidential Palace. The two leaders then proceeded for a meeting and also co-chaired a meeting between delegations.

Later in the day, Shein met Turkish Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin at the parliament.

The president of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of the United Republic of Tanzania, is accompanied by a large delegation of businessmen during the four-day visit.

The visiting president will head to Antalya on Saturday to promote cooperation in the field of tourism between Turkey and Zanzibar and will meet with businesspeople in Istanbul on Sunday.

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