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Turkish mass media are still seriously interested in what the U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss when they meet in the White House on Dec. 7. Turkish famous analyst Qadri Gyursel covered those four basic requests that are supposed to be addressed to the Turkish PM, “Milliyet” writes. The reporter writes in his story about his meeting Turkish expert Ian Lessery in German Marshall Fun meeting in Canada. Experts say four questions having top priority are: 1. Disposition towards Iran nuclear projects Processes round Iran are changing rapidly. It’s supposed that that UN Security Council might commit sanctions against Tehran, which can appear to be an obstacle for American-Turkish foreign policy. USA needs definite image whether Turkey will say “yes” or “no” regarding Iran’s sanctions. 2. When will they ratify the protocols signed with Armenia? Obama’s administration is interested in parliamentary ratification of those protocols. USA hailed Amrenian-Turkish protocols as they are balanced with American reality due to some reasons. The White House wants the fate of the protocols to be definite. 3. Withdrawal of relations with Israel The withdrawal of Turkish-Israeli relations was foreseeable. It happened under powerful influences…changing of Turkish public opinion, changing of strategic cooperation with Syria, etc. It’s not the 90th anymore. That’s why USA was not surprised by the changing of Turkey’s disposition. Washington just will be trying to make it clear how long that withdrawal will be going on. 4. Founding missile base in Turkey After unsuccessful experience of founding missile bases in Poland and Czech Republic that issue is supposed to have reassessed its significance and Obama might be interested in Turkey’s disposition.