US delegation to visit Turkey

Sources said that the delegation which would come from Amman to Ankara as a part of its tour to the region was headed by Edward Royce, a member of the US House of Representatives.

The delegation which will start meetings in Ankara, the last stop of its tour to the region, on Tuesday is expected to meet with State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin and Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal.

The delegation will depart from Ankara on Tuesday.

The visit of the US delegation has special importance due to process of dispatch of soldiers to Iraq and recent situation of Turkish-US relations.