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ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey and the United States have completed a round of military cooperation talks.
Turkish officials said the meeting took place on Sept. 24 in Ankara and focused on regional military cooperation. They said representatives of the Turkish Defense Ministry and the U.S. Defense Department discussed U.S. military deployment in Turkey, future weapons programs and regional threats.
The United States has been discussing redeployment of its military in the region that would include additional basing rights in Turkey. So far, Turkey failed to approve a U.S. proposal said to have included expanded use of the Incerlik air force base and another 11 air and sea ports.
The U.S. delegation was headed by Ian Brezinski, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for NATO and Europe. Officials said the routine session took place at General Staff headquarters in Ankara.