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Mugabe arrives in Turkey for G20 Summit
14 Nov 2015 at 13:00hrs | Views
African Union chairman President Robert Mugabe is in Antalya, Turkey to attend the G20 summit which begins on Sunday.
President Mugabe was met at the Antalya airport by the Governor of Antalya, Turkey's Minister of Economy, Turkey government officials, and Zimbabwe's ambassador to Iran and Turkey Ambassador Nicholas Kitikiti.
The President is accompanied by the First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe, Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and several senior government officials.
Because of ISIS threat, high security measures have been instituted for the summit.
A total of 13 400 police officers including 1 400 traffic police, will be on duty during the summit 24 hours a day.
The venue for the summit which is situated in a resort called Belek has been declared as a red zone and no visitors without an accreditation card will be allowed entry.
Other heads of state who have also arrived include President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Senegalese President Macky Sall.
Zimbabwe is not a member of the G20 grouping but President Mugabe was invited in his capacity as AU chairman by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Other world leaders, including Chinese Pres Xi Jinping, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to attend the meeting.
Meanwhile, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the Acting President.
President Mugabe was met at the Antalya airport by the Governor of Antalya, Turkey's Minister of Economy, Turkey government officials, and Zimbabwe's ambassador to Iran and Turkey Ambassador Nicholas Kitikiti.
The President is accompanied by the First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe, Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and several senior government officials.
Because of ISIS threat, high security measures have been instituted for the summit.
A total of 13 400 police officers including 1 400 traffic police, will be on duty during the summit 24 hours a day.
Other heads of state who have also arrived include President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Senegalese President Macky Sall.
Zimbabwe is not a member of the G20 grouping but President Mugabe was invited in his capacity as AU chairman by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Other world leaders, including Chinese Pres Xi Jinping, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to attend the meeting.
Meanwhile, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the Acting President.
Source - zbc
