U.S. envoy meets with Turkish leaders
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A special U.S. envoy assured skeptical Turks on Wednesday that the United States was determined to help counter Iraq-based Kurdish guerrillas waging an escalating battle for an autonomous homeland.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul gives a press conference at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport.Comment
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President Bush and Turkish Prime  Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Monday renewed their resolve to  cooperate against terrorism, as Turkey pushes to step up  diplomatic pressure on Kurdish guerrillas.
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The U.S. State Department's No. 2 official discussed security preparations for this month's Iraq election during a Monday meeting with Turkish officials, who pressed him to move against thousands of autonomy-seeking Turkish Kurds based in northern Iraq.
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The U.S. trade envoy met Friday with ministers from five southern African countries in hopes of advancing negotiations on the United States' first free-trade agreement in sub-Saharan Africa.
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US Middle East envoy David Welch held talks with Libyan officials on strengthening economic and financial ties between the two countries, officials said.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to travel to Brussels on Friday for talks on his country's bid to join the European Union, Erdogan said on Tuesday.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to meet EU enlargement chief Guenter Verheugen this week, officials said as Ankara seeks to defuse a spat with Brussels ahead of a crunch EU report.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Monday with Kazakhstan's foreign minister as the U.S. sought closer ties to the oil-rich country despite what critics call its disturbing backslide toward autocracy.
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The leading U.S. diplomat for Africa met with Kenya's president and the head of the opposition on Saturday to encourage a peaceful resolution after the disputed presidential election that sparked days of deadly riots.
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European Union Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen was to meet the Turkish ambassador to the EU on Saturday to discuss his concerns on political developments in Turkey, Verheugen&#39;s spokesman said.
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PARIS - Participating at a meeting where the OECD Turkey Report has been announced, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reminded that ``Turkey and Europe are together in NATO, OSCE, OECD.
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Turkey's foreign minister meets Israeli leaders in Jerusalem, conveying an upbeat message from Syria.
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WACO, Texas  - President George W. Bush will discuss with Turkish President Abdullah Gul efforts to counter Kurdish rebels when they meet at the White House on January 8, the White House said on Friday.
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Turkey's prime minister called for dialogue and reconciliation with Armenia on Friday as the U.S. Congress weighs whether to approve a resolution calling the 1915 massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turks genocide.
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Turkey's foreign minister said Tuesday a proposed resolution in Congress to condemn as genocide the early 20th century killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians would harm Turkish-American relations if it passes.
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Turkey stepped up pressure on the United States to help curb attacks by Kurdish rebels from northern Iraq ahead of a conference of Iraq's neighbors and major powers on Saturday seeking to lower cross-border tensions.