Senior US general in Turkey for talks on PKK

Vice chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff in Ankara visit to discuss ongoing struggle against Kurdish rebels

ANKARA - A senior US general arrived here Thursday on a one-day visit for talks with his Turkish counterparts on efforts to root out Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq, a US embassy official said.

General James Cartwright, vice chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, will "discuss standard issues that concern both militaries, including the ongoing struggle against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and ongoing intelligence sharing," an embassy spokeswoman said.

Cartwright would meet with the head of the Turkish army, General Yasar Buyukanit, and his number two, General Ergin Saygun, she said.

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