Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu begins his official visit to United States, TRT Haber reported. His meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected.
Turkish-Israeli ties, the Armenian allegations regarding the 1915 incidents, the Congress approval process of arms selling to Turkey and the Iranian nuclear programme are among the topics to be taken up by Turkey's top diplomat.
Davutoğlu will also meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the US. The two foreign ministers will have a busy agenda.
Within the context of Syria-Iraq-Iran triangle, the inter-ethnicity tension, Tehran's threats to close the Persian Gulf, the peace process in Cyprus are some of the topics on Davutoğlu's agenda.
The Davutoğlu-Clinton rendezvous will be held after that of Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's with Mrs. Clinton.
Therefore, ties with Israel will be taken up during Davutoğlu-Clinton meeting.
US President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser Tom Donilon and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta are among the names which Davutoğlu will hold contacts.