Military commanders receive visiting foreign counterparts

Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit yesterday met with his visiting Chilean counterpart Gen. Oscar F. Izurieta. In addition, Naval Forces Commander Adm. Metin Atac met with Russian Naval Forces Commander Adm. Sergeyevich Visotskiy. In Turkey for his first-ever trip abroad as naval commander, Visotskiy said he wants to turn the two countries' relationship into a strategic partnership, adding that he hopes the meeting will serve that aim. Furthermore, Air Forces Commander Gen. Aydogan Babaoglu welcomed his British counterpart Gen. Sir Glenn Torpy.