PRESS RELEASES

U.S. EUCOM GENERAL CRADDOCK VISITS ANKARA 
 

Ankara , November 24, 2007

Commander of the U.S. European Command, General Bantz Craddock and the committee along with him visited Commander of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Yasar Buyukanit at Turkish General Staff  headquarters today (24 November 2007). The issues of the US-Turkish cooperation in the joint fight against the terrorist organization, PKK,  including enhanced intelligence sharing were discussed during the visit.  This meeting was a follow-up of the November 5 meeting between Prime Minister Erdogan and President George Bush and of last weeks's visit to Ankara by General David Petraeus and General James Cartwright.