TUSIAD to present report on new era of Turkey-US relations

Hurriyet
April 13 2009
Turkey

ISTANBUL – A Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association,
or TUSIAD, delegation started a two-day U.S. visit in which it will
present a report entitled "Reconstructing the Alliance: The New Era
in Turkish-US Relations – A Turkish Perspective" at a seminar in
Washington on Monday.

The report, which will be revealed at a seminar at the Brookings
Institute by delegation head, TUSIAD chairwoman Arzuhan Dogan
Yalcindag, covers issues such as Turkey’s European Union bid, regional
security, the Armenian issue, energy policies, and economic relations,
as well as concrete policy proposals on these issues.

The delegation will hold the meetings in New York and Washington,
TUSIAD said in a statement.

The TUSIAD delegation is expected to meet with former U.S. Secretary
of State Madeline Albright, International Monetary Fund Deputy Head
John Lipsky, and officials from the U.S. State Department and the
National Security Council.