ROBERT GATES AND HILLARY CLINTON INTEND TO VISIT TURKEY
Noyan Tapan
Apr 15, 2009
Washington, April 15, Noyan Tapan: US Secretary of Defense Robert
Gates and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton intend to visit Turkey,
the Turkish press reports.
According to some information, the possible visit of Robert Gates to
Turkey can take place in late May this year or early in June. Hillary
Clinton’s visit to Ankara will take place several weeks later the
visit of the head of Pentagon, which will be the second visit of
the US secretary of state to Turkey. In Ankara Hillary Clinton will
discuss with Turkish side the Armenian-Turkish relationship and the
Cyprus problem among other issues.
Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and several ministers
might participate in the sitting of the Turkish-American council which
is scheduled to take place between May 31 and June 3 in Washington.