WASHINGTON D.C. - The meeting between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President George W. Bush began at 8:15 p.m. Turkish local time on Monday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, General Staff Deputy Chief Gen. Ergin Saygun, ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party Deputy Chairman Egemen Bagis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan, Prime Ministry Chief Advisor Ahmet Davutoglu and Turkish Ambassador to the United States Nabi Sensoy are also in attendance at the meeting.