MGK to convene tomorrow

The National Security Council (MGK), chaired by President Abdullah Gul, is set to convene tomorrow at the Cankaya Presidential Palace, ahead of August's Supreme Military Council (YAS) meeting, where key armed forces personnel decisions will be made. Issues expected to be discussed at the gathering include the fight against the terrorist PKK at home and abroad, Turkish-European Union relations, the Council of Europe's reaction to the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) closure case, new negotiations on Cyprus, Turkey's mediating between Israel and Syria, and recent developments in Iraq ahead of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's planned visit there.