Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has welcomed a statement by the country's Chief of General Staff, Gen Hilmi Ozkok, in support of a government motion to allow the deployment of more than 60,000 US troops in Turkey for a possible war against Iraq.
Premierul turc Abdullah Gul a salutat declartatia sefului Statului Major, generalul Hilmi Ozkok, facuta in favoarea unei motiuni guvernamentale prin care se permite amplasarea a peste 60.000 soldati americani pe teritoriul Turciei, pentru un posibil razboi impotriva Irakului.