U.S. Congressman Whitfield Due In Turkey

ANKARA - Ed Whitfield, Co-chairman of the Turkey Caucus, will arrive in Turkey, sources told A.A on Monday.
Whitfield and an accompanying delegation will hold talks in Ankara and Istanbul in the last week of May on behalf of "Congressional Study Group on Turkey".
"Congressional Study Group on Turkey" aims to develop close relations between U.S. Congress members and Turkish parliamentarians as well as to promote Turkey at U.S. Congress more actively.
Whitfield supports Turkey in rejection of draft on so-called Armenian genocide at U.S. Congress, lifting isolations over Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and effective fight against PKK terrorist organization.
Whitfield led the first U.S. delegation which visited TRNC by using Ercan Airport.