FM BABACAN CONTINUES CONTACTS IN NEW YORK

Turkish Press
Turkiye
Oct 2 2007

Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, currently visiting the US, yesterday
continued his contacts in New York. During a meeting between Babacan
and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the Iraq and terrorism
issue, the Armenian resolution before the US Congress and the Cyprus
and Mideast issues were discussed. Underlining Ankara’s concerns about
Iraq’s territorial integrity, Babacan urged the top US diplomat to
take concrete steps to stop PKK terrorists from taking shelter in
northern Iraq. In addition, Babacan also met with Belgian Foreign
Minister Karel de Gucht, and they reportedly talked about the trial
in absentia of fugitive terrorist Fehriye Erdal. Furthermore, the
foreign minister held talks with his Russian, Dutch and Dominican
counterparts.