Erdogan to visit Egypt

Turkey\'s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan meets Egypt\'s new leadership during a visit to Cairo starting on Monday. Erdogan\'s trip will be followed by visits to Libya and Tunisia. Erdogan will meet Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. He is expected to address the Cairo-based Arab League. The Turkish prime minister will also meet his Egyptian counterpart Essam Sharaf. The two are due to sign a political declaration to create a strategic council for cooperation and will sign economic, trade, investment and other accords, according to a report of Reuters. Erdogan\'s trip will be followed by visits to Libya and Tunisia. He is due to visit Tunisia on Wednesday and hold talks in Libya on Thursday.