ABUJA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday embark on a state visit to Turkey to address defense cooperation, security, education and migration issues with Turkish authorities.
Buhari's working visit to Ankara followed an invitation by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a presidency statement on Tuesday.
The Nigerian leader is also billed to visit the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey in Ankara, where he will meet with the Speaker, Ismail Kahraman, the statement said.
The state visit coincides with the ninth D-8 Summit slated for Oct. 20 in Turkey.
The D-8, also known as Developing-8, is an organization for economic development and cooperation between Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey.
Buhari, the statement noted, would also use the occasion of the summit to bolster warm and growing ties across a broad range of areas of cooperation with leaders of the D8-member countries.
The summit, which will also mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of the organization, is to focus on cooperation in the areas of agriculture, trade, transport, energy and increased private sector participation among member countries.
