Turkish foreign minister visits NATO HQ

BRUSSELS (A.A) – January 18, 2012 – Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited NATO headquarters and met Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen within the scope of the 60th anniversary of Turkey's NATO membership on Wednesday. Holding a joint press conference with Rasmussen, Davutoglu said that Turkey had been one of the most contributing member states in NATO's regional and global peace efforts in the past 60 years. In the past 60 years, many things have changed in NATO and Turkey, but the only thing which did not change is Turkey's strategic planning and NATO'S remaining as a main pillar in Turkey's vision, said Davutoglu. He noted that Turkey was actively contributing in peace and stability thanks to its sound economic growth and dynamism. Davutoglu said that Rasmussen will visit Turkey next month.