U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, who received a delegation from the Turkish Association of Industrialists and Businessmen (TUSIAD), reportedly said that there was a restructuring process in Middle East and that they expected Turkey’s contribution to the formation of Middle East policies.

TUSIAD President Tuncay Ozilhan said that they took up bilateral relations and collaboration opportunities in Iraq during their contacts in Washington and that they got the message from U.S. officials that; The ball is on Turkey’s court now for the recovery of relations. Ozilhan said that it was early to pay visit to Washington at the level of prime minister or minister, but it was possible to carry out lower level visits.