An international summit on terrorism is set to commence tomorrow in Turkey's capital city Ankara, which will host representatives from 82 countries. The General Staff will discuss the terrorism issue at an international symposium entitled, “Global Terrorism and International Cooperation.” The symposium set to begin tomorrow will be hosted by the General Staff’s Center of Excellence-Defense Against Terrorism, and the opening speech will be delivered by Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok.

The summit will last for two days and be held at Ankara’s Bilkent Hotel. In related news, the Turkish Armed Forces Order of Merit was given to South Korean Chief of General Staff Gen. Sang-Hee Lee, who is currently in Turkey as Ozkok’s official guest. During the award ceremony, Ozkok called the relationship between two countries one of “brotherhood.”