Grand Ducal couple to visit Syrian refugees in Turkey

Luxembourg's Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa are to visit Syrian refugees at a Turkish camp as part of a state visit to the Republic of Turkey.

Next Wednesday, the Grand Ducal couple will call in at Nizip 2 refugee camp in the Gaziantep region (southeastern Anatolia), where up to 5,448 Syrian refugees can be accommodated.

During their five-day trip from November 18 to 22, they will also visit the Sabanci University's Sakip Sabanci Museum, the Topkapi Palace, the Grand Bazaar (on Thursday) and the Hagia Sophia Basilica, or Blue Mosque.

Their Royal Highnesses will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean Asselborn, Finance Minister Luc Frieden, Economy and Foreign Trade Minister Etienne Schneider.

The trip incorporates several political and economic events, including the Turkey- Luxembourg Business Forum, in Istanbul, which is jointly organised with the Turkish Chamber of Commerce and the opening ceremony of the Fifth Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit in the presence of the President of the Republic of Turkey.