Turkish President Recep Erdogan is scheduled to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Feb. 5, the Vatican press office said on Tuesday.
No details about the agenda of the meeting were given.
It would be Erdogan’s first visit to the Vatican.
Turkey is a key regional player in the Middle East, so the conflict in Syria, the plight of refugees in the region and the status of Jerusalem are likely to come up in the talks.
Erdogan and the Pope discussed Jerusalem, which the U.S.want to recognise as Israel’s capital, in spite widespread opposition from the international community, in a phone call in late December.
At the time, Turkey’s state-run news agency Anadolu said both leaders agreed to meet to discuss bilateral relations and international issues, without giving a specific date.
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