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WORLD NEWS Monday 14 May 2018

Turkey's Erdogan in U.K.,

praises country as 'real friend'

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish The Turkish president said new ventures.
President Recep Tayyip Er- bilateral cooperation be- "We want to continue our
dogan started a three-day tween the two countries economic relations as the
visit to Britain by praising has grown, especially governments of Turkey
the country Sunday as "an since the referendums that and the United Kingdom
ally and a strategic part- changed Turkey's govern- without interruptions after
ner, but also a real friend." ing system to an executive Brexit," Erdogan said before
The Turkish leader is sched- presidency and paved the leaving Istanbul for London
uled to meet Queen Eliza- way for Britain's departure earlier Sunday. Erdo-
beth II and British Prime from the European Union. gan also said he also would
Minister Theresa May on The deepening ties are be discussing regional and
Tuesday. most evident in trade, Erdo- international issues with
Speaking at a forum on gan said, with a joint goal May.
Turkish-British relations, Er- of increasing trade volume Topics include the latest Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands as his
dogan noted that in July from $16 billion to $20 billion developments in Cyprus, supporters gathered outside his hotel in London, Sunday, May
2016, the British govern- and a potential free trade where Turkey and Britain 13, 2018. Associated Press
ment quickly condemned agreement in the works. He both act as guarantors,
a coup attempt against cited British-Turkish cooper- and a "joint action plan" for
him and said "we will never ation in defense industries the Middle East, especially
forget this solidarity." as an example for more Syria, Iraq and Iran.q
Powerful dust storm, heavy

rain strike India, killing 23

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A The storm, with a wind agency said.
powerful dust storm, heavy speed of up to 70 kilome- The dust storm also swept
rain and lightning struck ters per hour (45 miles per parts of southern Andhra
parts of India on Sunday, hour), demolished dozens Pradesh state.
killing at least 23 people, of homes and uprooted Similar unseasonal power-
injuring more than 40 and trees and power lines in ful dust storms and thun-
taking the death toll in simi- northern Uttar Pradesh dershowers in the past two
lar unseasonal storms this state, government official weeks have left 200 people
month to 157. Avneesh Awasthi said. At injured in five Indian states.
least nine people lost their Eighty-seven of those killed
lives and another 23 were were in the worst-hit north-
injured in various parts of ern Uttar Pradesh state,
the state, Awasthi said. where the storms have af-
Another two people were fected the lives of more
killed and 18 were injured than 100 million residents,
in the Indian capital, New who also have lost cattle
Delhi, the Press Trust of In- and crops.
dia news agency said. At Schools and colleges re-
least 12 people were killed mained closed for days in
by lightning in the Howrah, several districts.
Western Midnapore and The country's monsoon
North Pargana districts of season is nearly six weeks
West Bengal state, the away.q