(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country has expressed fears about the Shiite-Sunni unrest in Bahrain, was due Tuesday in the Shiite shrine city of Najaf for talks with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
"Najaf has completed all preparations to receive Erdogan during his historical visit," Khaled al-Jashaami, a member of Najaf's provincial council.
He said that in his talks with Ayatollah Sistani, the spiritual guide of Iraq's Shiites, "we expect Iraqi issues to be discussed, as well as what is happening in neighbouring countries, especially in Bahrain."
Earlier this month Sistani called on the Sunni-led government in Bahrain to stop a violent crackdown on mostly Shiite protesters in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
Turkey also expressed concern that the Bahrain turmoil could fuel repercussions beyond the kingdom's borders.
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