Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday left for Ankara to participate in a two-day summit focusing on Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the country's Presidential Palace said.

"President Hamid Karzai, leading a high-level delegation, left this noon to Ankara the Capital of Turkey to attend the trilateral summit between Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkey," the palace said in a statement.

The Afghan leader and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the eighth Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit, which will open on Wednesday and will be hosted by Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

"On his three-day official visit, president Karzai is also scheduled to separately meet with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss ways to enhance bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Turkey," the statement added.

The trilateral summit has been series held since 2007 between the three countries focuses on issues such as security, economic cooperation, education, inter-parliamentary cooperation, dialogue and mutual trust.

The president is accompanied by Foreign Minister Zarar Ahmad Osmani, Defense Minister Bismellah Mohammadi, among others, the statement noted.