Nato Parliamentary Assembly Due In Turkey

ANKARA - NATO Parliamentary Assembly will come to Turkey under its annual working visit.
Turkish Parliament Press Office released a written statement on Saturday and said that a delegation, which will be comprised of 23 officials from parliaments of NATO countries and 10 officials from staff of Secretariat General of the Assembly, will come to Turkey on September 6.
The delegation will be headed by NATO Parliamentary Assembly Turkish Group Chairman Vahit Erdem.
The delegation will be briefed in Interior Ministry, Foreign Ministry and National Defense Ministry. Officials will discuss Iraq-Afghanistan and Turkey-Russia relations, political and military situation, Turkish defense industry and international cooperation, terrorism, illicit drug trafficking and human smuggling.
The delegation will also meet Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu and National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul.
The delegation which will visit Southeast Anatolian Project (GAP) region and Nevsehir region will depart from Turkey on September 12.
(GC-AY) 04.09.2004