Cabinet convenes
The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan convened yesterday. Afterwards, speaking to reporters, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said that the Cabinet had discussed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Turkey this week and the third draft national program to the European Union on Ankara's reform plans. Stating that the program will be submitted to non-governmental organizations as well as opposition parties, he added that Erdogan also told his fellow Cabinet members about his trip this week to Damascus to attend a four-party Mideast summit.