WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 15 (A.A) - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, who is currently in the United States, is expected to meet with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday.
Ecevit will also receive U.S. State Department Undersecretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman, World Bank President James Wolfensohn, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Horst Koehler.
Prime Minister Ecevit will later attend the luncheon hosed by American Chambers of Commerce, Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), and American Turkish Council (ATC).
Ecevit will meet with U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on Friday. Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, State Minister Kemal Dervis and Tunca Toskay, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Zeki Cakan, Turkey's Ambassador Faruk Logoglu in Washington, Deputy Undersecretary Baki Ilkin, Cem's Cabinet Chief Engin Soysal are also foreseen to participate in the meeting.
Prime Minister Ecevit will separately receive U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Acting U.S. State Secretary Richard Armitage, U.S. Department of Commerce representative Robert Zoellick and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill the same day.
Ecevit is expected to hold a press conference for Turkish journalists on January 17 and later address foreign press at National Press Club. The same day, Ecevit will be presented a special award by the American Jewish Committee and BB'nai Brith.
Besides the Jewish leaders, Ecevit will receive the representatives of Turkish Friendship Group comprised of almost 32 people which was established at the U.S. Congress a short time ago.
Ecevit will later meet with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Don Evans.
Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit will go to New York on January 18 and visit the World Trade Center ruins. Ecevit is foreseen to hold a meeting with Turkish citizens at the Turkish House.
Ecevit is expected to leave for Turkey the same day.