ANKARA - A delegation headed by Turkey-U.S. Interparliamentary Friendship Group Chairman and Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Istanbul Deputy Egemen Bagis will go to the United States.
The delegation will meet with officials including U.S. State Department Undersecretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman on May 9. The delegation will also hold meetings at House of Representatives and Senate.
The delegation will meet with representatives of institutes and think-tank organizations and chairmen of Turkish-American Foundations Federation and Turkish society between May 10 and 15.
The delegation will return to Turkey on May 16.
The delegation is comprised of Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy Sukru Elekdag, AK party Tekirdag deputy Ziyaeddin Akbulut, AK Party Adana deputy Abdullah Torun, CHP Istanbul deputy Zeynep Damla Gurel and AK Party Aydin deputy Atilla Koc.
(GC-AÖ) 07.05.2004