WASHINGTON,
July 12 (Xinhuanet) -- US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz will
visit Turkey next week to discuss how to deal with Iraq, agencies reports
said Friday.
Wolfowitz, a strong advocate for military actions against Iraq,is
expected to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and other
Turkish political and military leaders.
A US State Department official and the top US military commander in
the region will also join the No. 2 man in the Pentagon to have talks with
Turkish political and military officials, reports said.
Turkey, a NATO ally of the United States, has been providing major
bases for US and British fighter jets to patrol the no-fly zones imposed
on Iraq by Washington and its allies.
The Turkish trip by Wolfowitz and other US officials was
significant in the context of increasing anti-Iraq rhetorics from
Washington over the past week.
The Bush administration, accusing Baghdad of developing weaponsof
mass destruction. has repeatedly said that it is seeking a regime change
in Iraq.
US media recently disclosed that the US military had worked outa
preliminary plan to launch a massive military strike designed totopple the
Iraqi government led by President Saddam Hussein. Enditem
