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Turkish Press Review, 96-12-19
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] TURKEY AND RUSSIA UNDERLINE RESPECT FOR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
[02] FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO TURKEY
[03] $ 50 MILLION TO TRNC
[04] RECONNAISANCE FORCE INSTEAD OF POISED HAMMER
[05] MEDAL OF MERIT TO FOREIGN PROFESSORS
[06] PARLIAMENT ACCEPTS 1997 BUDGET
[07] RAFSANCANI VISITS TURKEY
[08] SOCIAL SECURITY IN BELGIUM
[09] BALANCE OF STRUGGLE AGAINST PKK
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
DECEMBER 19, 1996
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this
morning.
[01] TURKEY AND RUSSIA UNDERLINE RESPECT FOR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller on Wednesday said that Turkey and Russia
were two important countries cooperating in their region, adding that
this was a vital point with respect to the maintenance of peace.
Following her meeting with Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin
in Moscow, Ciller said that Turkish-Russian relations had been taken
up in detail during the talks.
Ciller later met Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeni Primakov, with whom
she signed a protocol for cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
Addressing a joint press conference with Primakov Ciller said Turkey
would not allow NATO's posing a threat against Russia. Ciller visited
Moscow Mayor Yuri Lujkov and signed a protocol of good intentions
related to a project which will facilitate the entrance of small and
medium sized Turkish enterprises into the Russian market. Ciller said
the project, financed by Eximbank, involved the construction of a
Turkish trade center in Moscow, where Turkish products would be
distributed to the Russian market wholesale./Sabah/Hurriyet_
[02] FAO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO TURKEY
The Head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), Dr.Jacques Diouf, will arrive in Turkey today for a two-day
visit to exchange views with officials here. Diouf will call on
President Suleyman Demirel, with whom he met during the President's
visit to Italy last September.
Diouf will have wide range consultations, including the minister of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the minister of Forestry, state
minister responsible for GAP, state minister responsible for Women's
Affair, foreign ministry undersecretary and other officials./All
papers/
[03] $ 50 MILLION TO TRNC
Turkey extended $ 50 million aid to the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC) in 1996. For the last 20 years Turkey sent $ 378
million financial aid to the TRNC. TRNC officails announced that % 55
of the aid was used for investments and % 45 of it was used for
defence expenses./Hurriyet/
[04] RECONNAISANCE FORCE INSTEAD OF POISED HAMMER
A new force, formed instead of the Poised Hammer, will conduct the
"reconnaisance and prevention" mission. During the meetings held in
Ankara, Turkey, America, Britain and France agreed on the basic
principles of the new force. The new force will be approved by the
Turkish Parliament. Discussion will continue tomorrow. /Sabah/
[05] MEDAL OF MERIT TO FOREIGN PROFESSORS
President Suleyman Demirel gave medals of Merit to German Prof.
Anne-Marie Schimmel, Prof. Rupert Wilbrandt and Austrian Prof.
Wilhelm Leitner regarding their efforts to promote Turkey. Demirel
said: "These three distinguished professors has carried Turkish arts
and culture to international platform."/Sabah/
[06] PARLIAMENT ACCEPTS 1997 BUDGET
The draft budget law for the 1997 financial year was accepted
yesterday at the Parliament's General Assembly. After the voting
Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan expressed his gratitude to the
deputies for their support and noted that after 50 years for the first
time a balanced budget was accepted. /Hurriyet/
[07] RAFSANCANI VISITS TURKEY
Iranian President Ali Ekber Hasimi Rafsancani arrives today in Ankara
upon the official invitation of President Demirel. Rafsancani is
accompanied by a crowded delegation of top level political and
economic officials. Rafsancani's programme includes a visit to the
GAP region./Sabah/
[08] SOCIAL SECURITY IN BELGIUM
According to a statement by the Labour Ministry, Belgium has agreed to
extend the limits of the social support given to Turkish workers
living in Belgium. A new administrative agreement related to the
implementation of the 1968 social security accord between Turkey and
Belgium was signed in Brussels last week. /Cumhuriyet/
[09] BALANCE OF STRUGGLE AGAINST PKK
During the last ten years in operations in southeastern Anatolia, more
than 13 thousands of PKK terrorists have been killed. Nearly 4,000
members of the security forces also lost their lives in the clashes.
Arms confiscated in the operations cost approximately TL 150 trillion.
Approximately 5 tons of drugs have been found in PKK shelters during
this period. /Cumhuriyet/
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