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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-07-04
CONTENTS
[01] CILLER MEETS WITH FORMER GERMAN PRIME MINISTER KOHL IN BERLIN
[02] DIRIOZ: ''TURKEY IS NOT USING THE ESDP ISSUE AS A NEGOTIATING
[03] HADZIAHMETOVIC:''FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WILL OPEN A NEW PAGE IN
[04] BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY CHAIRMAN BELKIC SAYS BOSNIA AND TURKEY HAVE TO
[05] TURKEY AND IRAQ SIGN PROTOCOL TO INCREASE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
[06] TURKISH SOLDIERS CELEBRATE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ARRIVAL IN
[07] HISARCIKLIOGLU: ''POLITICS SHOULD OVERCOME ITS OWN IMPASSE''
[08] MIRZAOGLU: ''90 PERCENT OF TURKISH STRAITS VTS PROJECT WAS
[09] A TOTAL OF 571,474 TOURISTS VISITS CAPPADOCIA
[10] TURKEY-MACEDONIA JEC PROTOCOL SIGNED
[11] TURKISH-ARMENIAN COMPROMISE COMMISSION TO CONVENE IN BODRUM
[12] BRITISH PATIENTS TO RECEIVE TREATMENT IN TURKEY
[13] ATA: ''WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN OUR
[14] AK PARTY APPLIES TO ECHR
[15] U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WOLFOWITZ DUE IN TURKEY
[01] CILLER MEETS WITH FORMER GERMAN PRIME MINISTER KOHL IN BERLIN
BERLIN - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said that economy
was Turkey's major issue on the road to the EU during her meeting with
former German Prime Minister Helmut Kohl in Berlin on Thursday.
[02] DIRIOZ: ''TURKEY IS NOT USING THE ESDP ISSUE AS A NEGOTIATING
ELEMENT FOR ITS EU MEMBERSHIP''
ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz has stated that the
European Security and Defense Polity (ESDP) was an issue that needs to
be resolved between NATO and the EU and he added that Turkey would not
use the ESDP matter to solve its problems with any EU country or as a
negotiation element for its EU membership.
[03] HADZIAHMETOVIC:''FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WILL OPEN A NEW PAGE IN
ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA''
ISTANBUL - Bosnia-Herzegovina Foreign Trade and Economic Relations
Minister Azra Hadziahmetovic has said that the Trade Agreement signed
between Turkey and his country opened a new page in economic relations
between the two countries.
[04] BOSNIAN PRESIDENCY CHAIRMAN BELKIC SAYS BOSNIA AND TURKEY HAVE TO
UNDERTAKE LEADERSHIP ROLE IN IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN
EUROPE
ISTANBUL - The Presidency Chairman of Bosnia and Herzegovina Beriz
Belkevic said on Thursday that Bosnia and Turkey have to assume
leadership role in improvement of relations in Southeastern Europe.
[05] TURKEY AND IRAQ SIGN PROTOCOL TO INCREASE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
BAGHDAD - Turkey and Iraq signed a protocol following the 14th term
meeting of Economic and Technical Cooperation Joint Commission on
Thursday afternoon.
[06] TURKISH SOLDIERS CELEBRATE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ARRIVAL IN
KOSOVO
PRISTINA - Turkish soldiers in the Kosovo Peace Keeping Force (KFOR)
are celebrating the third anniversary of their arrival in Kosovo.
[07] HISARCIKLIOGLU: ''POLITICS SHOULD OVERCOME ITS OWN IMPASSE''
ANKARA - Turkey Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) Chairman Rifat
Hisarciklioglu has said that the politics should overcome its own
impasse.
[08] MIRZAOGLU: ''90 PERCENT OF TURKISH STRAITS VTS PROJECT WAS
COMPLETED''
ISTANBUL - State Minister Ramazan Mirzaoglu said on Thursday that 90
percent of Turkish Straits Vessel Traffic Information System (VTS)
Project was completed and added, ''we will put into use the system
during the first months of 2003.''
[09] A TOTAL OF 571,474 TOURISTS VISITS CAPPADOCIA
NEVSEHIR - A total of 571,474 domestic and foreign tourists visited
historical and touristic places of Cappadocia region which is one of
the most important cultural tourism centers of Turkey in the first half
of 2002.
[10] TURKEY-MACEDONIA JEC PROTOCOL SIGNED
ANKARA - The Third Term Joint Economic Commission meeting which started
between Turkey and Macedonia on Wednesday ended on Thursday. The
protocol of the meeting was also signed.
[11] TURKISH-ARMENIAN COMPROMISE COMMISSION TO CONVENE IN BODRUM
YEREVAN - Turkish-Armenian Compromise Commission will convene in Bodrum
township of western province of Mugla between July 11 and 13.
[12] BRITISH PATIENTS TO RECEIVE TREATMENT IN TURKEY
IZMIR - Aegean Health Hospital Executive Board Chairman Ilhan Gurel
said they signed a protocol with British ''Operation Abroad'' company
which will provide British patients to receive treatment in hospitals.
[13] ATA: ''WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST ILLEGAL MIGRATION IN OUR
TERRITORIAL WATERS''
ANTALYA - Coast Guard Mediterranean Region Commander Colonel Kadir Ata
said on Thursday, ''human smuggling by sea was eradicated in
Mediterranean Region.''
[14] AK PARTY APPLIES TO ECHR
ANKARA - AK Party deputy leader Abdullatif Sener said on Wednesday that
they applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the
decision of the Constitutional Court about the annulment of the
foundation membership of AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
[15] U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WOLFOWITZ DUE IN TURKEY
ANKARA - The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz will come
to Turkey in mid-July.
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