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Turkish Cypriot Press and Other Media, 96-09-24From: "HR-Net News Distribution Manager" <dist@hri.org>Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office DirectoryTURKISH PRESS AND OTHER MEDIANo.172/96 24.9.96CONTENTS[A] NEWS ITEMSNo.172/96 24.9.96[A] NEWS ITEMS[01] Turkey "warns" Russia against supplying tanks to CyprusAccording to Turkish daily ZAMAN (21.9.96) Ankara has informed Russia that reports that it will deliver several T80-U tanks to Cyprus in the next few days have made Turkey uneasy. Ankara has also informed the UN that the sale of arms to Cyprus by Russia, which is a member of the UN Security Council, has made it uneasy. Turkish Foreign Ministry officials say Russia has been informed that the sale of arms to the Greek Cypriot side is wrong. "They also said that Russian officials have described the sale as an issue concerning Russian trade. The officials recalled that Ambassador Inal Batu, deputy under secretary of the Foreign Ministry, visited Russia in July and informed Krilov, deputy foreign minister of the Russian Federation, that Russia should fulfill its responsibilities. Fifteen days ago Inal Batu also informed Postpalnik, deputy foreign minister of Russia, that his country should act in accordance with its responsibilities", the paper says.Claiming that the Greek Cypriots panic after they cause incidents to create tension in Cyprus, Batu added: "The Greek Cypriots have convinced the members of the UN Security Council to take action against the Turkish side. They have misled them by arguing that Turkey will attack the Greek Cypriots." The paper adds that Inal Batu asserted that Ankara has informed the members of the UN Security Council that Turkey does not plan to attack the Greek Cypriots and that it has always called for a dialogue. He also asserted that Turkey respects the norms of international law and that the transfer of Russia's tanks through its straits will not create a problem. [02] New Birth Party leader re-electedAccording to TRT (17:00 hours, 22.9.96) the New Birth Party's (YDP) leader Hasan Celal Guzel, addressing the congress, said that his party will enter its fourth year on 23 November, adding that great difficulties were faced during that time.Guzel, who was the only candidate for party leadership, was re-elected. [03] Mehmet Ali Talat praises SimitisAccording to KIBRIS (24.9.96) the leader of the Republican Turkish Party (RTP), Mehmet Ali Talat, in a written statement yesterday declared that they wanted tension to be reduced in the Greco-Turkish relations and a federal solution in Cyprus based on equality within the framework of the high-level agreements.Ali Talat went on and said that they believe that PASOK's leader, Simitis, who won last Sunday's elections in Greece, will take bold and logical steps, thus helping the settlement of the Cyprus problem. He praised Simitis' approach during his election campaign who was more reconciliatory in his approach to the Greco-Turkish differences. (MY) [04] Illegal Qu'ran courses in the occupied areaAccording to KIBRIS (24.9.96) the so-called Attorney-General of the pseudostate, Akin Sait, has declared that almost all the Qu'ran courses, operating mainly in the occupied Karpass peninsula, where illegal Turkish settlers are settled, are illegal, and he has ordered the so-called police to close them down.He said that those who resist the decision shall be persecuted. (MY) [05] International Primary School in the occupied areaKIBRIS (24.9.96) reports that an International Primary School, operating in connection with the International American Colleges, has been opened in the occupied area.It is the first such school in the occupied area. It has 43 students. (MY) [06] "Stock Exchange" in the occupied areaYENI DEMOKRAT (24.9.96) reports that the so-called Assembly of the pseudostate convened in an extraordinary session yesterday and approved the so-called "draft law" that envisages the establishment of the illegal Stock Exchange in the occupied area. (MY) |
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