ANKARA - National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul received on Tuesday members of French Senate's Foreign, Defense and Armed Forces Commission.
Gonul said that Turkey and France had good relations and hoped that this visit would be an important stage in Turkish-French relations.
They would exchange views on relations between Turkish and French defense ministries and cooperation in defense industry, Gonul noted.
Gonul stated that Afghanistan and Iraq issue and NATO relations would also come onto agenda in their meeting.
Xaviere De Villepin, a member of the delegation, said that they would take up common issues between two countries in their meeting.
Villepin noted that France was pleased to exert joint efforts with Turkey in Afghanistan and added that Turkey recorded a significant success in Afghanistan.
(BRC-AÖ) 16.09.2003