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30 October 2010 - NATO PARLIAMENTARIANS MEET TURKISH PM ERDOGAN

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Turkey has been and remains a stalwart NATO Ally. However, Turkey seeks forward movement on its aspirations to join the European Union, as well as greater co-operation from its partners in Turkey’s struggle with the PKK terrorist organisation. These were the principal points made by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Ankara on October 28.

The meeting took place in the context of an October 26-29 visit to Istanbul and Ankara by the Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Transatlantic Defence and Security Cooperation.  Led by Defence and Security Committee Chairman Julio Miranda Calha (Portugal) and Assembly Vice President Jean-Michel Boucheron (France), and hosted by head of the Turkish delegation to the Assembly Vahit Erdem, the delegation was composed of 14 members of parliament from 11 NATO member states.

The Sub-Committee regularly conducts fact-finding missions to NATO countries for dialogue with officials and independent voices to improve its members’ understanding of critical security challenges confronting the Alliance  and its member states. 

The program included two days in Istanbul to meet with officials and students at Galatasaray University; to visit the NATO Rapid Deployable Turkish Corps Headquarters and the Turkish Air Force Academy  and to gain a perspective on Turkish industry through a visit to Kale Group Companies.

The delegation then proceeded to Ankara for meetings with Prime Minister Erdogan; the Turkish General Staff; the Ministries of National Defence, Foreign Affairs and of the Interior; and members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.  The delegation also participated in the ceremonies held on the occasion of the commemoration of the 87th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Republic.

A detailed report on the visit will be available on the Assembly’s website soon.
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