NATO’s deputy head to visit Istanbul and Ankara

ANKARA – Anadolu Agency

NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller is set to arrive in Turkey on Jan. 22, NATO said in a statement issued on Jan. 19.

She is due to visit Ankara on Jan. 22, and Istanbul on Jan. 23, the statement said.

“On Monday in Ankara, Ms. Gottemoeller will hold meetings with Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Ambassador Ahmet Yıldız, and other high level officials,” read the statement.

Gottemoeller “will also visit the NATO Center of Excellence for Defense against Terrorism, and participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Atatürk Mausoleum,” it said.

In Istanbul, she is scheduled to visit the 3rd Army Corps and Multinational Joint Warfare Centre Command and deliver a speech at the National Defense University, according to the statement.