TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL DUE TO FRANCE
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
05.10.2009 16:06 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish President Abdullah Gul will travel to
Paris on Wednesday. Gul will attend activities within the scope of
"Season of Turkey" in Paris.
"Season of Turkey" began in France on June 30 and it will last about
nine months. More than 300 art and culture events promoting Turkey will
take place in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Strasbourg and some other French
cities during the "Season of Turkey" organized with a 30 million Euro
budget, AA reported.
France will host 42 exhibitions during the season, which is sponsored
by leading French companies including AXA, Areva, Total, EADS, BNP
Paribas Bank, Groupama insurance company and Renault.
A total of 880,000 French people visited Turkey last year, and almost
400,000 Turkish citizens are living in France.