U.S. President George W. Bush will discuss with his visiting Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul in the White House on Tuesday trying to find a "long-term political solution" to fighting against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
"One of things that the president will do is to talk to President Gul about this opportunity, now, to work with the folks in the Kurd region, including (Iraqi) President (Jalal) Talabani, and Prime Minister (Nuri) Maliki, on a long-term political solution," Perino said.
The United States has said the PKK is a threat to Turkey, Iraq and the United States, and has voiced support for Turkey to launch attacks on PKK targets in northern Iraq since Dec. 16.
Gul took office as Turkey's president in August.
After his talks with Gul, Bush will embark his visit to the Middle East later Tuesday to promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and contain Iran's influence in the region.
Source:Xinhua
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