Hürriyetim
11 May 2005

Erdogan’s meeting with Bush set for June 8

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the US for meetings with the
US administration has been set for June 8. PM Erdogan will depart Turkey on
June 7 and return on June 12, taking Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul along
with him. Gul will meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on June 8,
the same date Erodgan is to meet with US President George W. Bush.
Making his first visit to Washington from Ankara later this month will be
the Leader of the Turkish Parliament, Bulent Arinc. He has been invited by
Dennis Hastert, the leader of the House of Representatives, and will be
leave for the US on May 24.

Note:
TUSIAD-US
OCTOBER 13-22, 2000

“ARMENIAN RESOLUTION” WITHDRAWN
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives cancelled a vote on the
alleged Armenian genocide after President Bill Clinton sent a letter to him
warning of far-reaching repercussions should the measure be accepted. House
Speaker Dennis Hastert was persuaded by Clinton to take the voting of the
resolution off the agenda. “Because the president has raised grave national
security concerns, he has requested that the House not consider … the
Armenian Genocide Resolution,” Hastert said in a statement. Hastert’s
decision came hours after he received a letter from Clinton warning that
passage of the measure “at this time could have far-reaching negative
consequences for the United States.” At the top of U.S. concerns was the
current situation in the Middle East. “The president believes that passage
of this resolution may adversely impact the situation in the Middle East and
risk the lives of Americans,” Hastert said.