MarketWatch (press release)
March 7 2009

Clinton: Obama to visit Turkey soon

Last update: 10:34 a.m. EST March 7, 2009
ANKARA, Turkey, Mar 7, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that President Barack Obama will
visit Turkey within the month.

Speaking to Turkish officials Saturday on an official visit to Ankara,
Clinton said Obama would pay a call to the nation before March was
over in order to "emphasize the work the United States and Turkey must
do together on behalf of peace, prosperity and progress," CNN
reported.

Clinton met early Saturday with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
and Foreign Minister Ali Babacan and had a meeting scheduled with
President Abdullah Gul, the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported.

One topic of discussion was Turkey’s announced willingness to allow
U.S. troops to use the country’s ports as exit routes for military
units pulling out of Iraq, the newspaper said.

Also on the agenda for Clinton’s trip to Ankara were discussions about
Turkey’s fight against the separatist group and terror organization
the Kurdistan Workers’ Party as well as France’s decision to rejoin
the military wing of NATO, officials said.

Clinton and Turkish officials also planned discussions about the
Middle East situation as well as moves in the U.S. Congress attempts
to have the United States recognize Armenian claims of genocide
against Turkey stemming from actions taken by the Ottoman Empire in
1915, Hurriyet reported.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress