"Rice To Visit Turkey
Anadolu Agency: 1/29/2005
WASHINGTON (AA) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to several European countries including Turkey and the Middle East beginning next week.
U.S. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher announced today (Thursday) that Rice will visit Britain, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Israel, Italy, France, Belgium and Luxembourg between February 3rd and 10th.
President George W. Bush also plans a trip to Europe between February 22nd and 25th, and Rice's visit helps prepare the way, Boucher said.
Rice will have the opportunity of putting forward the cooperation agenda with the European friends and allies of the United States, Boucher said.
Boucher added that Rice intends to promote President Bush's vision of democracy and freedom as the keys to peace and prosperity.
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2005-01-27 "
Rice To Visit Turkey