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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-07-03
CONTENTS
[01] TURKEY AND BOSNIA SIGN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
[02] BELKIC SAYS TURKEY ALWAYS STOOD BY BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
[03] CAKMAKOGLU:''ISAF IS IN CHARGE OF KABUL AND ITS SURROUNDING ONLY''
[04] SEZER SAYS TURKEY AND BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA SHOULD DEVELOP ECONOMIC
[05] ANNUAL INFLATION BECOMES 46.8 PERCENT IN WPI AND 42.6 PERCENT IN
[06] AN OFFICIAL WELCOMING CEREMONY HELD IN HONOR OF PRESIDENCY
[07] WHOLESALE PRICES INCREASE BY 1.2 PERCENT AND CONSUMER PRICES RISE
[08] TREASURY SUFFERS 2,629 TRILLION TURKISH LIRAS CASH DEFICIT IN JUNE
[09] EXPLOSION INJURES FIVE WORKERS IN ALIAGA REFINERY
[10] CAKAN AND KHALIL SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP ENERGY COOPERATION
[11] STATE MINISTER GAYDALI MEETS WITH IRAQI INDUSTRY MINISTER
[12] GREENPEACE HOLDS PROTEST AT BOSHPHORUS AGAINST OIL INDUSTRY
[13] DYP DEPUTY PREPARES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSAL FOR
[14] TURKISH-MACEDONIAN JEC MEETINGS
[15] YILMAZ ARRIVES IN FRANKFURT
[16] PRESIDENCY CHAIRMAN BELKIC OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ARRIVES IN ANKARA
[17] TURKEY RANKED 12TH IN FIFA WORLD NATIONAL TEAMS RANKING
[18] LABOUR PLATFORM: ''LAWS ON ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD
[19] ECONOMY SUMMIT TO CONVENE AT 14.00 LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY
[20] DERVIS SAYS POSTPONEMENT OF STATE'S DEBTS IS OUT OF QUESTION
[21] ITALY, GERMANY, SAUDI ARABIA, UNITED STATES AND SYRIA BECOME
[22] JAPANESE CREDIT FOR BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS
[23] INFLUENTIAL PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN EASTERN BLACK SEA
[24] TURKEY RAISES USD 604.7 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF
[25] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ LEAVES FOR GERMANY
[01] TURKEY AND BOSNIA SIGN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
ANKARA - Turkey and Bosnia signed on Wednesday a Free Trade Agreement
in Ankara.
[02] BELKIC SAYS TURKEY ALWAYS STOOD BY BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
ANKARA - Presidency Chairman of Bosnia-Herzegovina Beriz Belkic has
said that his visit to Turkey was an evidence of good relations between
his country and Turkey and added that Turkey had always stood by
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
[03] CAKMAKOGLU:''ISAF IS IN CHARGE OF KABUL AND ITS SURROUNDING ONLY''
KIRIKKALE - National Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu has said
that the International Security and Assistance Force in Afghanistan was
only in charge of Kabul and its surrounding.
[04] SEZER SAYS TURKEY AND BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA SHOULD DEVELOP ECONOMIC
RELATIONS
ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Wednesday that Turkey and
Bosnia-Herzegovina should develop their economic and trade relations.
[05] ANNUAL INFLATION BECOMES 46.8 PERCENT IN WPI AND 42.6 PERCENT IN
CPI
ANKARA - The State Statistics Institute (DIE) said on Wednesday that
annual inflation became 46.8 percent in wholesale prices index (WPI)
and 42.6 percent in consumer prices index (CPI) as of June.
[06] AN OFFICIAL WELCOMING CEREMONY HELD IN HONOR OF PRESIDENCY
CHAIRMAN BELKIC OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
ANKARA - An official welcoming ceremony was held at the Cankaya
Presidential Palace in honor of Presidency Chairman Beriz Belkic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina who came to Turkey as guest of President Ahmet
Necdet Sezer.
[07] WHOLESALE PRICES INCREASE BY 1.2 PERCENT AND CONSUMER PRICES RISE
BY 0.6 PERCENT
ANKARA - The State Statistics Institute (DIE) announced on Wednesday
the rise in wholesale prices in June of 2002 as 1.2 percent and in
consumer prices as 0.6 percent when compared to previous month.
[08] TREASURY SUFFERS 2,629 TRILLION TURKISH LIRAS CASH DEFICIT IN JUNE
ANKARA - Treasury suffered a 2 quadrillion 629.9 trillion Turkish liras
(TL) cash deficit in June.
[09] EXPLOSION INJURES FIVE WORKERS IN ALIAGA REFINERY
IZMIR - Five workers were injured in an explosion that happened at
Turkish Oil Refineries Corporation (Tupras) refinery in Aliaga town of
western province of Izmir on Wednesday.
[10] CAKAN AND KHALIL SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP ENERGY COOPERATION
BETWEEN TURKEY AND ALGERIA
ANKARA - Energy and Natural Resources Minister Zeki Cakan said on
Wednesday, ''during my meeting with Algerian Energy and Mines Minister
and Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chairman
Chekib Khalil, we reviewed energy cooperation process between Turkey
and Algeria.'
[11] STATE MINISTER GAYDALI MEETS WITH IRAQI INDUSTRY MINISTER
BAGHDAD - Industry and Minerals Muyassar Raja Shalah of Iraq said on
Wednesday that industrial cooperation between Turkey and Iraq should be
developed
[12] GREENPEACE HOLDS PROTEST AT BOSHPHORUS AGAINST OIL INDUSTRY
ISTANBUL - Members of the environmental organization Greenpeace held a
protest at the Bosphorus with a seven meter long dinosaur which
represented big oil companies
[13] DYP DEPUTY PREPARES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSAL FOR
OVERTHROWING GOVERNMENT
ANKARA - Ahmet Iyimaya, a True Path Party (DYP) deputy, prepared a
constitutional amendment proposal which foresees to overthrow the prime
minister and ministers who do not resign despite an illness that makes
fulfillment of the duties impossible
[14] TURKISH-MACEDONIAN JEC MEETINGS
ANKARA - State Minister Fikret Unlu said on Wednesday that economies of
Turkey and Macedonia did not compete with each other, stressing that on
the contrary they have complementary specialties
[15] YILMAZ ARRIVES IN FRANKFURT
FRANKFURT - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz
arrived in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday
[16] PRESIDENCY CHAIRMAN BELKIC OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ARRIVES IN ANKARA
ANKARA - Presidency Chairman Beriz Belkic of Bosnia-Herzegovina arrived
in Ankara on Wednesday on an official visit as guest of President Ahmet
Necdet Sezer
[17] TURKEY RANKED 12TH IN FIFA WORLD NATIONAL TEAMS RANKING
ANKARA - The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA)
announced on Wednesday its world ranking for national teams for July of
2002.
[18] LABOUR PLATFORM: ''LAWS ON ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD
BE AMENDED IMMEDIATELY''
ANKARA - Labour Platform Executive Board said on Wednesday that the
laws on Election and Political Parties should be amended immediately
and an election should be held.
[19] ECONOMY SUMMIT TO CONVENE AT 14.00 LOCAL TIME ON THURSDAY
ANKARA - ''Economy Summit'' will convene in Prime Ministry Building at
14.00 local time on Thursday under the leadership of Prime Minister
Bulent Ecevit.
[20] DERVIS SAYS POSTPONEMENT OF STATE'S DEBTS IS OUT OF QUESTION
ANKARA - State Minister Kemal Dervis for Economy said on Wednesday the
Labor Platform's proposal for ''postponement of the state's debts''
should not be thought of in Turkey.
[21] ITALY, GERMANY, SAUDI ARABIA, UNITED STATES AND SYRIA BECOME
EXPORT CENTERS OF GAP REGION
GAZIANTEP - Italy, Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Syria
became export centers of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP)
region.
[22] JAPANESE CREDIT FOR BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS
ANKARA - The credit agreement, which will provide seismic reinforcement
of the straits and viaducts, will be signed in Istanbul on Friday.
[23] INFLUENTIAL PRECIPITATION EXPECTED IN EASTERN BLACK SEA
ANKARA - Influential precipitation is expected in eastern Black Sea on
Thursday.
[24] TURKEY RAISES USD 604.7 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF
HAZELNUTS
TRABZON - Turkey has exported 243 thousand 248 tonnes of hazelnuts and
obtained an income of 604 million 720 thousand U.S. dollars since
September 1, 2001, the beginning of 2001-2002 hazelnut export season.
[25] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YILMAZ LEAVES FOR GERMANY
ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who
also acts as the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), left for
Germany on Wednesday
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