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Turkish Press Review, 97-12-22
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] YILMAZ-CLINTON MEETING
[02] 5 PKK TERRORISTS KILLED ON SYRIA BORDER
[03] FRESH TURCO-GREEK CRISIS
[04] TURKEY WILL TRAIN SLOVAK SOLDIERS
[05] TURKEY EMERGES AS TOURISM GIANT
[06] TURKEY IN CHARGE OF MOSCOW FREE TRADE ZONE
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PRESS AND INFORMATION,OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER
22.12.97
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
[01] YILMAZ-CLINTON MEETING
Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz's visit to the White House on
Friday was followed by more of the same high-level meetings. Talking
to the press after his meetings at the White House with President Bill
Clinton as well as Vice President Al Gore, Yilmaz said he found his
counterparts "very well prepared". Added that it had been very
comprehensive, useful and promising meeting, Yilmaz said, "I had the
most fruitful and comprehensive discussion on issues of mutual
interest. They range from bilateral relations to all the relevant
international developments."
During the White House visit Turkish delegation also signed a
$2.5 billion agreement for the purchase of 49 Boeing-737 model
civilian passanger planes as well. Yilmaz and the Turkish delegation
accompanying him will return home today. /All papers/
[02] 5 PKK TERRORISTS KILLED ON SYRIA BORDER
Turkish security forces on Sunday killed five PKK terrorists at
Turkey's southern border with Syria, the Anatolia news agency
reported. It said the terrorists died in a clash after being spotted
by an infrared camera while crossing a minefield at the border near
Turkey's Ceylanpinar district.
[03] FRESH TURCO-GREEK CRISIS
An administrative attache from the Greek Chief Consulate in Atens
was caught last week as he was trying to find out secret information
about Turkish military facilities in the southeastern parts of the
country. The attache has been expelled from Turkey.
Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos rejected the
accusations directed against the Greek official and threatened with
retaliation. He said that Turkish moves could result in a
deterioration in bilteral relations between the two neighbour
countries. /Hurriyet/
[04] TURKEY WILL TRAIN SLOVAK SOLDIERS
Turkish military cooperation with Eastern European countries
intensifies. Within this framework, Turkey and Slovakia have signed
an agreement for cooperating in military training. The agreement
signed on October 27, in the Slovak capital of Bratislava was
published in the Official Gazette last week. /Hurriyet/
[05] TURKEY EMERGES AS TOURISM GIANT
A research of the Turkish Union of Travel Agencies revealed that
Turkey has marked a notable progress in tourism during the last 25
years. Over this 25-year period, Turkey's tourism revenue has
increased 25 times, and the number of foreign tourists coming to
Turkey has surged eightfold. This growth rate is much higher than the
tourism growth rate in the other Mediterranean countries. /Hurriyet/
[06] TURKEY IN CHARGE OF MOSCOW FREE TRADE ZONE
Turkey will undertake the management of a free trade zone to be
set up in Moscow. The zone will be administered by the same company
that is in charge of the Istanbul Airport Free Trade Zone. The Moscow
Free Trade Zone will be opened in February. The Turkish company will
make investments worth $50 million in Moscow. /Hurriyet/
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