Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu plans to visit U.S. next week to discuss situation in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the Turkish-Israeli relations with his American counterparts, TRT Russian service reported.

On August 23-24, Sinirlioglu and his assistants Selim Enel and Tacan Yildem will hold meetings in Washington. He will also inform the U.S. side of the fact that “rapid appointment of Francis Ricciardone to the post of U.S. Ambassador to Turkey will be to the benefit of both states”.