Details of Gul-Biden meeting

WASHINGTON (A.A) - Issues such as terror organization PKK, Syria, the future of Iraq, Iran and many others came up during Turkish President Abdullah Gul's meeting with the United States Vice-President Joe Biden in Ankara on Friday. A high ranking U.S. official briefed journalists travelling with Vice-President Biden on today's Gul-Biden meeting. The U.S. official told reporters that Friday's meeting between Gul and Biden was planned for one hour but lasted two hours. The meeting was "deep and comprehensive" and the two leaders discussed terror organization PKK, Syria, Iraq's future and Iran, said the U.S. official. The topic of Iraq was discussed in depth as the U.S. will withdraw its troops from this country, the U.S. official noted. Vice-President Biden shared his experiences in Iraq with President Gul, the U.S. official said. Vice-President Biden told President Gul that the U.S. would continue to help Turkey in combatting PKK terrorism, the U.S. official underlined. Biden told Gul that the Iraqi officials were willing to do more on the issue of PKK terror, the U.S. official said. The issue of Iran was discussed "comprehensively" but that the topic of implementing tougher sanctions on Iran had not come up, the U.S. official emphasized. The issue of establishing an international buffer zone at the Turkish-Syrian border did not come up during Biden's meeting with President Gul, the U.S. official added.