NATO head Scheffer in Ankara for farewell visit

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, set to soon hand over his post to former Danish Premier Anders Fogh Rasmussen, yesterday came to Ankara to pay a farewell visit. During his visit, Scheffer will be received by President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and will meet with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul and Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug.