French FM due in Turkey

PARIS (A.A) - November 16, 2011 - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe will be visiting Turkey on Thursday as the official guest of his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, Juppe's office said Wednesday.   Juppe is also scheduled to meet Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul before proceeding to Ankara, the Turkish capital, to meet Davutoglu.  The French FM will be received by Turkish President Abdullah Gul and gather with members of a foreign relations committee with the Turkish parliament.  Juppe is expected to discuss Turkey's European Union membership process, Cyprus issue, counterterrorism as well as Middle East peace process, Syria unrest and Iran.