Turkish parliamentarians meet U.S. congressmen

Turkish parliamentarians headed by Agah Kafkas, chairman of the Parliamentary Democracy Commission, visited U.S. local and federal congresses in Washington and Maryland and met U.S. officials on Monday. Kafkas told that they would also visit European capitals and the reason of their visits was to follow parliamentary works and affairs in these countries.Turkish parliamentarians met U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for European & Eurasian Affairs of the Department of State Laura Kennedy, members of the National Security Council, former U.S. ambassadors to Turkey Marc Grossman and Mark Parris and members of the Turkish friendship group at the U.S. Congress.So-called Armenian genocide allegations, ending of isolation of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Iraqi elections, Kirkuk and fight against terrorist organizations were the main matters discussed during meetings of Turkish parliamentarians.Turkish parliamentarians will return to Turkey on March 17th after attending a meeting at think-tank organization Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).Â