President Gul receives delegations from TUSKON and US think-tanks

President Abdullah Gul yesterday received Turkish Confederation of Industrialists and Businessmen (TUSKON) head Rizanur Meral along with representatives from US think-tanks the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Woodrow Wilson Center and the Center for American Progress, now in Turkey as TUSKON's guests. During the meeting, Gul and his visitors discussed such issues as Turkish-European Union relations, energy dependence on Russia, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Today Gul is set to welcome five prominent figures from the world of film to the Cankaya Palace, in the latest in a series of meetings with distinguished figures. Invited are directors Sinan Cetin, Erden Kiral, and Yucel Cakmakli, producer Turker Inanoglu, scriptwriter Gani Mujde, actor Sener Sen, and actresses Lale Mansur and Zuhal Olcay.