CHP to open representative office in Washington

Speaking to Hurriyet daily, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said that his party would open a representative office in Washington to tell its opinions properly to the audiences in the US. He said that with the representative office, the CHP aims to dispel misperceptions and prejudices on Turkey and the CHP. "The office will help the US officials, media members and other people see issues from the CHP's point of view and also establish contacts to exchange views," he said. Baykal also stated that his meetings with European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn had indicated that the CHP needs to represent its opinions well on some important issues abroad.