Defense Minister Gonul to visit Germany

ANKARA (AA) – National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul will leave for Germany on Thursday to attend the unofficial meeting of defense ministers of NATO and the Munich Security Policy Conference.

Releasing a written statement on Wednesday, the Ministry of National Defense said that recent developments in NATO, NATO’s operations in different countries and NATO Summit to be held in Istanbul in July of 2004 would be high on agenda of the meeting.

Gonul is expected to return to Turkey on February 8, 2004.