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Two delegations representing Turkish parliament leave for US

01 March 2010 11:48 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Two delegations representing the Turkish parliament have left for the US in connection with the discussion of the so-called Armenian genocide in the committee of the House of Representatives, APA reports quoting Turkish news agencies. The first delegation led by chairman of the Turkish parliamentâ€™s foreign affairs commission, MP from Justice and Development Party (AKP) Murat Mercan includes Abdullah Calishkan and Shaban Dishli from the ruling party, former Turkish ambassador to the US, MP from the Republican Peopleâ€™s Party (CHP) Sukru Elekdag and MP from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Mithat Melen. The delegation will hold meetings in the U.S. Presidential Administration, Department of State and Congress.

The second delegation consists of the members of the Turkey-US interparliamentary friendship group. The delegation is led by head of the group, deputy chairman of AKP leader for foreign affairs Suat Kinikoglu.

The draft resolution will be discussed in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.