Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's U.N. Trip Reportedly Canceled

Turkish PM Reportedly Cancels Trip To U.S.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his party members at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Erdogan said for the first time that Syria's president must step down over the country's brutal crackdown on dissent, ratcheting up the pressure on the increasingly isolated Bashar Assad. In his harshest words yet, Ergodan reminded Assad of the bloody end of the Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, as well as past dictators, including Adolf Hitler.(AP Photo)
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his party members at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. Erdogan said for the first time that Syria's president must step down over the country's brutal crackdown on dissent, ratcheting up the pressure on the increasingly isolated Bashar Assad. In his harshest words yet, Ergodan reminded Assad of the bloody end of the Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, as well as past dictators, including Adolf Hitler.(AP Photo)

ANKARA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled a Sept. 22-25 trip to the United States where he was due to attend a U.N. General Assembly meeting, a source in his office said, citing an upcoming party congress and heavy work schedule.

Erdogan's ruling AK party will hold their annual congress on Sept. 30. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul had been scheduled to attend the U.N. assembly but cancelled due to an ear infection.

Erdogan, who was travelling in Gul's place, was expected to give a speech at the assembly in New York. The meeting is expected to discuss the crisis in Turkey's neighbour Syria among other issues. (Reporting by Pinar Aydinli; Writing by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Nick Tattersall and Angus MacSwan)

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