Pentagon's visit to Ankara

A delegation among which officials from the United States Department of Defense (the Pentagon) was reportedly to be present is paying a visit to Ankara. The American delegation will discuss the US's sensibility on Turkey's long debated collaboration with China in Turkey's air defense missile system. The US delegation is expected to have official talks with officials from the Turkish Ministry of Defense. James Miller, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, and Victoria Nuland, Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, will also reportedly engage in tête-à-têtes primarily on the Syria issue, mutual defense relations and regional issues before Geneva 2. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is expected to pay a visit to Washington on Nov. 18.