FM Davutoglu due in Baku, Tehran next week

Speaking at a joint press conference after meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington yesterday, the latest of several such meetings in recent days focusing on the Iranian nuclear issue and Turkey and Armenia's stalled normalization process, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that he would visit Azerbaijan early next week and later Iran. For her part, Clinton said there are many issues that Turkey and the US will deal with together, adding that Davutoglu is always willing to solve problems and is available to exchange views on them. Underlining the strong relations between Turkey and her country, Clinton said she trusts these ties will grow stronger in the future.