Officials from 32 countries, seven international organizations as well as representatives from Libyan National Transitional Council will attend the meeting of Libya Contact Group in Turkey's commercial hub of Istanbul on Friday.

Diplomatic officials said that delegations from 32 countries would participate in the fourth meeting of Libya Contact Group that would be co-chaired by Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Ciragan Palace.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will also visit Istanbul to attend the meeting on Libya.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will host a banquet this evening for NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and other guests.

The 4th meeting of Libya Contact Group will begin on Friday with speeches by Davutoglu and UAE's Foreign Minister Abdallah bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan.

The "Libya Contact Group" was established on March 29, 2011 at the London Conference to solve the Libyan crisis and coordinate international efforts made in this direction.

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