Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Yasar Buyukanit departs for the United States at the invitation of the U.S. Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace. During his meeting with U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney and U.S. army commanders issues due to be discussed are bilateral strategic relations, Iraq, fighting against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, the Middle East and the Armenian Genocide resolution that US Congress is to vote on, Cihan News Agency reports