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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-06-10
CONTENTS
[01] DENKTAS:''THERE WON'T BE ANY NEED FOR EFFORTS TO UNITE THE ISLAND
[02] YILMAZ:''THIS GOVERNMENT COULD LAST UNTIL END OF 2004 IF IT
[03] DENKTAS TELLS SOTO THAT PRESSURING TURKISH CYPRIOTS WOULD MAKE
[04] YILMAZ:''I BELIEVE THAT THIS GOVERNMENT WILL LAST UNTIL ONE OF THE
[05] UTKAN, TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR IN ROME: ''WE SHOULD START TO TAKE
[06] SERDENGECTI SAYS ECONOMIC PROGRAMME WILL ACCELERATE PROCESS OF
[07] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES TURKISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS ASSEMBLY
[08] CENTRAL BANK HOLDS AUCTION TO BUY U.S. DOLLAR
[09] ISAF'S TURKISH SPOKESMAN MAJOR PEKGULEC SAYS 5,055 SOLDIERS ARE
[10] TRNC PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL ON EXTENSION OF TERRITORIAL WATERS TO
[11] FOREIGN MINISTRY LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO PREVENT EXECUTION OF DEATH
[12] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ENDS (2) STATE MINISTER GUREL:
[13] MEETING OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ENDS
[14] OKUYAN LEAVES FOR SWITZERLAND
[15] SECCAD'S VISIT TO TURKEY POSTPONED
[16] PRESIDENT SEZER DUE TO IRAN
[17] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONVENES
[18] GOKALP CANCELS HIS VISIT TO ITALY
[19] LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION DUE IN TURKEY
[20] FORESTRY MINISTER CAGAN LEAVES FOR GUINEA
[21] TREASURY TO REPAY USD 365.3 MILLION IN EXTERNAL DEBT THIS WEEK
[22] APAKAN TO INFORM PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSION ON
[01] DENKTAS:''THERE WON'T BE ANY NEED FOR EFFORTS TO UNITE THE ISLAND
IF THE EU ACCEPTS SOUTHERN CYPRUS AS A FULL MEMBER BEFORE AN AGREEMENT
IS REACHED ON THE ISLAND''
LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf
Denktas has said that there won't be any need for efforts to unite
Cyprus if the EU grants full membership to Southern Cyprus before a
solution is reached on the island.
[02] YILMAZ:''THIS GOVERNMENT COULD LAST UNTIL END OF 2004 IF IT
CONSUMES ALL THE POSSIBILITIES''
ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has said
that the elections could take place in the current government structure
and that this was the ''most natural and most beneficial'' solution.
[03] DENKTAS TELLS SOTO THAT PRESSURING TURKISH CYPRIOTS WOULD MAKE
THEM ONLY TOUGHER
LEFKOSA - LEFKOSA (A.A) - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
President Rauf Denktas has said that both sides in Cyprus should show
political will to reach and agreement and added that the Turkish
Cypriots had already done that.
[04] YILMAZ:''I BELIEVE THAT THIS GOVERNMENT WILL LAST UNTIL ONE OF THE
PARTNERS WITHDRAW''
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut
Yilmaz has said that he believed that the government would last under
one of the partners withdraw from the coalition.
[05] UTKAN, TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR IN ROME: ''WE SHOULD START TO TAKE
ACTION FOR THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEM OF HUNGER''
ROME - Turkey's Ambassador in Rome Necati Utkan, who also acts as the
permanent representative of Turkey to Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), pointed out that people should start to take action to solve the
problem of hunger.
[06] SERDENGECTI SAYS ECONOMIC PROGRAMME WILL ACCELERATE PROCESS OF
TURKEY'S ADJUSTMENT WITH EU
ANKARA - Central Bank Governor Sureyya Serdengecti said on Monday that
the ongoing economic programme would accelerate the process of Turkey's
adjustment with the European Union (EU).
[07] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES TURKISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS ASSEMBLY
CHAIRMAN KAYMAKCALAN AND AN ACCOMPANYING DELEGATION
ANKARA - Turkish American Associations Assembly Chairman Orhan
Kaymakcalan on Monday visited President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and said
Turkey's existing relations with the United States could be beneficial
in Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU).
[08] CENTRAL BANK HOLDS AUCTION TO BUY U.S. DOLLAR
ANKARA - The average price of 1 U.S. dollar in Monday's foreign
exchange auction by the Central Bank to buy 36 million U.S. dollars
became 1 million 470 thousand 349 Turkish liras (TL).
[09] ISAF'S TURKISH SPOKESMAN MAJOR PEKGULEC SAYS 5,055 SOLDIERS ARE
KEPT READY TO PROVIDE ORDER DURING LOYA JIRGA MEETING
NEW YORK - A total of 5,055 soldiers from 18 countries joining the
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) are kept ready to
provide the order during the grand assembly Loya
[10] TRNC PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL ON EXTENSION OF TERRITORIAL WATERS TO
12 NAUTICAL MILES
LEFKOSA - The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Parliamentary
General Assembly on Monday passed a bill on extension of territorial
waters to 12 nautical miles.
[11] FOREIGN MINISTRY LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO PREVENT EXECUTION OF DEATH
SENTENCE GIVEN TO TWO TURKISH CITIZENS IN LIBYA
ANKARA - Foreign and Justice Ministries on Monday launched initiatives
for the two Turkish citizens who had been found guilty and sentenced to
capital punishment in Libya.
[12] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ENDS (2) STATE MINISTER GUREL:
''FUNDAMENTAL GOAL OF GOVERNMENT IS TO REALIZE 35 PERCENT INFLATION
TARGET BY THE END OF YEAR''
ANKARA - State Minister and Government Spokesman Sukru Sina Gurel said
on Monday that the fundamental goal of the government was to realize 35
percent inflation target by the end of the year, and to reach 3 percent
growth rate.
[13] MEETING OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ENDS
ANKARA - Meeting of the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of
State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli, the leader of
the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), ended
[14] OKUYAN LEAVES FOR SWITZERLAND
ISTANBUL - Labour and Social Security Minister Yasar Okuyan left for
Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. He will attend the 90th conference of
International Labor Organization (ILO).
[15] SECCAD'S VISIT TO TURKEY POSTPONED
ANKARA - The scheduled Turkey visit of Vasim Seccad, the representative
of President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, was postponed. Seccad
will pay an official visit to Ankara between June 26 and 27 within the
framework of his tour to Jordan, Syria and Turkey.
[16] PRESIDENT SEZER DUE TO IRAN
ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer will leave for Iran on June 17 as
the official guest of President Mohammad Khatami of Iran.
[17] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONVENES
ANKARA - The Council of Ministers convened on Monday under the
chairmanship of State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Devlet
Bahceli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), upon
request of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.
[18] GOKALP CANCELS HIS VISIT TO ITALY
ANKARA - Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Husnu Yusuf Gokalp
cancelled his official visit to Italy on Monday to attend the meeting
of Council of Ministers that could not convene since April 29.
[19] LITHUANIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION DUE IN TURKEY
ANKARA - Lithuanian parliamentary delegation headed by Defense
Commission Chairman Alvydas Sadeckas will come to Turkey on Tuesday as
the official guest of the parliament.
[20] FORESTRY MINISTER CAGAN LEAVES FOR GUINEA
ANKARA - Forestry Minister Nami Cagan left for Guinea on Monday to
attend the first term meeting of Turkey-Guinea Joint Economic
Commission.
[21] TREASURY TO REPAY USD 365.3 MILLION IN EXTERNAL DEBT THIS WEEK
ANKARA - Treasury will repay 365.3 million U.S. dollars in foreign
debt this week.
[22] APAKAN TO INFORM PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSION ON
CYPRUS
ANKARA - Foreign Affairs Ministry Bilateral Political Relations
Department Director General Ertugrul Apakan will inform members of the
Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission on recent developments in the
Cyprus question.
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