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Turkish Press Review, 96-11-26
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] DEMIREL GOING TO LISBON
[02] EU INVITES ERBAKAN
[03] NEW REVENUE RASING PACKAGE RELEASED
[04] CILLER TO VISIT RUSSIA
[05] LOCAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
[06] TURKEY WANTS EUROPE
[07] GREEKS ANNOY DENKTAS WITH FAKED PHOTO
[08] JUSTICE MINISTER TO TOUR EUROPEAN PRISONS
[09] PETROL FOR FOOD DEAL WITH IRAQ ON THE WAY
[10] RELIGIOUS PRESSURE IN THRACE
[11] CAPPADOCIA TO BE PROMOTED IN TOKYO
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1996
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
[01] DEMIREL GOING TO LISBON
President Demirel will set off this coming Sunday on a three day
trip to Lisbon. During his visit Demirel will talk with a large
number of officials there and participate in a number of
meetings. It is anticipated that Demirel will also sign a number
of new agreements. The president also hopes to speak with most of
the top officials attending a WEU conference in Lisbon.
/Hurriyet/
[02] EU INVITES ERBAKAN
At a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, it was decided that Turkish
Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan should be invited to a banquet
at the EU Summit to be held at the heads of state and government
level on 13-14 December in Dublin, Ireland. On the other hand, EU
Foreign Ministers gave no response to the request of Turkish
Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller for a gathering of the Turkey-EU
Association Council supposed to be held on 6 December and
postponed it to next year. Foreign Minister of Ireland, EU
Term-President, Dick Spring, said at a press conference that the
Association Council would convene next year as soon as possible.
/Milliyet/
[03] NEW REVENUE RASING PACKAGE RELEASED
At a press conference yesterday, Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan
released the third Economic Revenues Package of the Refahyol
coalition government. The package promising a revenue of $10
billion, includes measures such as the renting of energy power
plants, pension opportunities for Turkish workers abroad and a 50
percent reduction in entrepreneurs' past debts to the state.
/Milliyet/
[04] CILLER TO VISIT RUSSIA
Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tansu Ciller will
visit Moscow on December 18-19. This visit has gained importance
in the light of increasing tension in Turkey-EU relations.
Diplomatic sources evaluate this visit as a third message to the
EU after Turkey declared her decision to block the use of NATO
facilities in WEU operations and rejected the MEDA fund. Even
though there are some problems between Turkey and Russia, recent
developments have drawn these two countries closer together.
During her visit Ciller will meet Prime Minister Yevgeni Primakov
and Foreign Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. Depending on his health
condition, President Yeltsin could also receive Ciller.
/Cumhuriyet/
[05] LOCAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Recai Kutan has gone to
France to attend a conference on "Local Management of Water
Resources of European Mediterranean Countries". Following the
conference, Kutan will proceed from Marseille to Paris and will
meet French Industry and Telecommunications Minister Frank
Borotra. /Cumhuriyet/
[06] TURKEY WANTS EUROPE
Chairman of the Foreign Capital Association (YASED) Yavuz Canevi
said at an annual meeting of the Turco-Irish Business Council
that there was no need for Irish businessmen to be concerned over
the implementations of the REFAHYOL coalition government in
Turkey. Recalling that the Turkish government mostly dealt with
Muslim countries from the economic standpoint, Canevi said:
"Don't worry. The percentage of those who do not want to get
closer to Muslim countries is 80 %". /Cumhuriyet/
[07] GREEKS ANNOY DENKTAS WITH FAKED PHOTO
The Greek community on Cyprus has annoyed President Rauf Denktas
of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), by publishing
a faked-up photo of Denktas with a caption accusing him of
blocking agreement on the island.
The Periodiko magazine depicts Denktas surrounded by a frame of
barbed wire and writes that Denktas is the biggest threat to
peace on Cyprus. /Hurriyet/
[08] JUSTICE MINISTER TO TOUR EUROPEAN PRISONS
Minister of Justice Sevket Kazan will soon visit prisons in
Germany and France and also take notes on certain aspects of the
legal systems in those countries.
Minister Kazan said yesterday that reports by the European Court
of Human Rights were nothing but scandalous and he condemned the
decisions of the Court regarding Turkey's human rights record.
Kazan will take up matters concerning the rights of Turkish
citizens in prisons in France and Germany. Kazan said yesterday
that he will be speaking with the President of Strasbourg Court
of Human Rights about the recent decisions of the court as they
affect Turkey. /Cumhuriyet/
[09] PETROL FOR FOOD DEAL WITH IRAQ ON THE WAY
After months of painful negotiation, it looks as though a deal
between Iraq and the UN for the restricted sale of Iraq petrol on
the international market will go ahead.
The UN is about to agree to lifting its economic embargo against
Iraq and allow limited sales of petrol so that Iraq can buy
needed food and medical supplies.
Turkey is following developments closely because the petrol will
be delivered through pipelines that cross Turkey to port outlets
in Turkey. The US has withdrawn its objections to the deal,
opening the way for the agreement to finally come into operation.
/Cumhuriyet/
[10] RELIGIOUS PRESSURE IN THRACE
The Greek authorities in Thrace are again exerting pressure
against the Turkish minority there through religious channels-
with court rulings on permissable dimensions for mosques and
restrictions on the height of minnarets. The Turkish community in
Thrace has already lodged objections to the Greek rulings through
the local courts. /Cumhuriyet/
[11] CAPPADOCIA TO BE PROMOTED IN TOKYO
The unique Turkish region of Cappadocia will be promoted at a
tourism fair to be held in Tokyo, Japan on 6-9 December. Chairman
of the Cappadocia Touristic Companies Association (KAPTID), Fehmi
Incidis, said that they aimed to attract many Japanese tourists
to the region. /Cumhuriyet/
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