Speaking after meeting with US Vice President Dick Cheney at White House late Monday, Gul told reporters there might be some developments regarding the PKK that would meet Turkey’s expectations.

Gul also separately meet with the US National Defence Advisor Stephen Hadley on Tuesday. “Both meetings went very well,” Gul said. “As you know the significant topics were the future of Iraq, the Armenian bill and issues over combating terrorism.”

When asked whether he had been given any concrete promises over steps to be taken to combat the PKK, such targeting their camps in northern Iraq, Gul responded by saying, “Would tell that they will go and hit on this date?”.

He added that he was shown a very serious approach and a very open one which made him feel that the meetings went well.

When Gul was asked about Ankara’s approach on calling to postpone the upcoming referendum in the oil rich city of Iraq, Kirkuk, Gul said that for Turkey the integrity and peace of Iraq was very important.

“The current sectarian conflict unfortunately has reached very great dimensions. This should spark into another shape. Kirkuk is a Iraqi city. It is very important that everyone in peace and safety in there,” Gul said.