Italian prime minister to visit Turkey .  ANKARA 1996-08-28  Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will pay a one-day working visit to Turkey on September 3 , the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday .  " Both countries ' governments were formed recently .  This visit will create a direct contact opportunity for the two parties to express their views , " spokesman Omer Akbel told a news briefing .  The Italian prime minister , in office since May 18 , will be the first Western leader to meet Islamist Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan since he came to power on June 28 . [START_ENT] Prodi [END_ENT] will also meet President Suleyman Demirel and Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller , Akbel said .
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