US Vice President to visit Ankara next week

US Vice President Dick Cheney, on the first stop of his 10-day Mideast tour, yesterday met with Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani in Iraq. Following their talks, Cheney said that they had discussed issues concerning the country. The vice president is expected to arrive in Ankara next Monday for key talks with top Turkish officials on the Turkish Armed Forces' (TSK) ongoing operations against the PKK.