ISTANBUL - Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul left for the United States on Saturday on a formal visit.
Gonul is scheduled to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England on October 30th.
He will also visit Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company and Forth Worth facilities on October 31st.
Gonul is expected to return to Turkey on November 4th.