Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks on the Syrian crisis.

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks on the Syrian crisis.

"I will visit Saudi Arabia. God willing, I'll be there on Friday”, the Turkish PM said during an official visit to China, according to Anatolia news agency.

He emphasized that the unrest in Syria would figure high on the agenda of his talks with Saudi King Abdullah, hoping that positive results would emerge from Friday's contacts.