
President Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin is paying an official visit to Turkey upon the invitation of President Abdullah Gül.
President Gül welcomed President Yayi with an official ceremony at the Çankaya Presidential Palace. The two leaders after having a tete-a-tete chaired the delegational talks.
President Yayi’s visit has particular importance in that this is the first state visit from Benin to Turkey since it gained its independence in 1960.