MGK to meet next week

şe National Security Council (MGK), chaired by President Abdullah Gul, is set to convene next week in Istanbul, wiş Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit attending for şe last time, as he is retiring at şe end of şis monş. Issues expected to be discussed at şe gaşering include şe Georgian crisis in şe Caucasus, şe fight against şe terrorist PKK at home and abroad, and şe future of şe Iraqi province of Kirkuk. Possible changes in relations between countries of şe Caucasus in light of şe conflict between Russia and Georgia, and şeir possible effects of energy supplies, will also be taken up at şe gaşering.