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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-11-27Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN HOLDS A PRESS CONFERENCE IN PARIS (2)PARIS - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''we consider the solution plan of United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan about Cyprus negotiable. The plan has both positive and negative aspects. However, it is an unfortunate period as I said before.''27.11.2002 [02] ERDOGAN HOLDS A PRESS CONFERENCE IN PARIS (1)PARIS - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, ''a decision to be taken at Copenhagen Summit of the European Union (EU) to start accession talks with Turkey in 2003, will remove the uncertainty in our relations with the EU. Such a decision will constitute a fair response to Turkey's determination.''27.11.2002 [03] GOVERNMENT PREPARES EU ADJUSTMENT LAWS PACKAGEANKARA - The government has prepared a draft making changes in a number of laws within framework of adjustment with Copenhagen political criteria.27.11.2002 [04] PRESIDENT SEZER: ''GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDER SAID THAT HE HAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT TURKEY'S PUTTING INTO PRACTICE THE REFORMS''BERLIN - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer who is currently in Germany on an official visit, said on Wednesday, ''German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that he has some concerns about Turkey's putting into practice the reforms.''27.11.2002 [05] DE SOTO MEETS WITH ZIYALANKARA - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy to Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said on Wednesday that the solution plan which was presented by Annan to the sides in Cyprus was fair, respectful and balanced, and added that the sides should keep in mind that the plan had taken into consideration the general balances.27.11.2002 [06] TRNC PRESIDENT RAUF DENKTAS:''WE WILL TELL WHAT WE DON'T WANT IN ANNAN DOCUMENT UNTIL NOV. 30''LEFKOSA - TRNC President Rauf Denktas said on Wednesday that they would tell the things which they don't accept in the Annan plan until Nov.30.27.11.2002 [07] GROSSMAN AND WOLFOWITZ DUE IN ANKARA NEXT WEEKANKARA - U.S. Undersecretary of Department of State Marc Grossman and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz will come to Ankara next week.27.11.2002 [08] DE SOTO ARRIVES IN ANKARA (2)ANKARA - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's Cyprus special representative to Cyprus Alvaro De Soto said on Wednesday that the aim of the letter sent by Annan to both leaders on the island is to speed up the process by getting their comprehensive proposals about the U.N. plan.27.11.2002 [09] TURKEY PLATFORM HOLDS THIRD MEETING IN BRUSSELSBRUSSELS - Turkey Platform which was formed by the representatives of 260 non-governmental organizations from different sectors called on Wednesday European Union (EU) to open up the way of full membership in Copenhagen Summit in Brussels, Belgium.27.11.2002 [10] SEZER: ''WE HOPE GERMANY'S SUPPORT TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP TO CONTINUE ALSO IN COPENHAGEN SUMMIT''BERLIN - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Wednesday that he hoped Germany's support to Turkey's EU membership to continue also in Copenhagen summit.27.11.2002 [11] TRNC PRIME MINISTER EROGLU:''I DON'T EXPECT TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS TO GIVE RESPONSE TODAY''LEFKOSA - TRNC Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu said on Wednesday that he didn't expect TRNC President Rauf Denktas to give a response to U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan about the solution plan the same day.27.11.2002 [12] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''WE DON'T ESCAPE FROM NEGOTIATIONS''LEFKOSA - TRNC President Rauf Denktas said on Wednesday that the Turkish Cypriot side does not escape from negotiations, adding that ''they should not urge us to accept the things which are not accepted by both sides. This is what we want.''27.11.2002 [13] DE SOTO ARRIVES IN ANKARAANKARA - United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy to Cyprus Alvaro De Soto arrived in Ankara on Wednesday.27.11.2002 [14] SIX PEOPLE INJURED WHEN MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN BANDIRMABANDIRMA - Six people were injured when a military helicopter crashed in Bandýrma sixth main jet airplane base on Wednesday.27.11.2002 [15] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS'S CONSULTANT MUMTAZ SOYSAL: ''OUR RESPONSE TO ANNAN'S CYPRUS DOCUMENT IS READY''ANKARA - Former Foreign Minister and TRNC President Rauf Denktas's consultant for constitutional law and legal issues Mumtaz Soysal said on Wednesday that the response to the document presented to both sides in Cyprus for solution of Cyprus problem is ready.27.11.2002 [16] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE BELIEVE THAT WE FULFILLED EU CLUB'S MEMBERSHIP CONDITIONS''ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that ''we believe that we fulfilled the membership conditions of the EU Club. We believe that we fulfilled the Copenhagen political criteria.'27.11.2002 [17] NATIONAL EDUCATION MINISTER MUMCU DUE TO COPENHAGENANKARA - National Education Minister Erkan Mumcu will leave for Copenhagen on Thursday to attend a conference entitled, ''Improved Europe Cooperation in Professional Education''27.11.2002 [18] PRIME MINISTER GUL:''CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN TURKEY''ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that confidence has been established in Turkey, adding that reducing the real interests is the number one target in economy.27.11.2002 [19] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ENDS (2)ANKARA - State Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Government Spokesman Abdullatif Sener said on Wednesday that they will cooperate with opposition party concerning draft law which will be prepared for adjustment to European Union (EU) political criteria and exert efforts to issue it until December 12.27.11.2002 [20] ERDOGAN LEAVES STOCKHOLM FOR PARISSTOCKHOLM - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan completed his contacts in Stockholm, Sweden and left for Paris on Wednesday.27.11.2002 [21] ''SOLUTION AND EU'' DEMONSTRATION HELD IN TRNCLEFKOSA - A demonstration was held on Wednesday in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to support the solution plan which was presented by United Nations (U.N.) Secretary General Kofi Annan and the membership to European Union (EU).27.11.2002 [22] MILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN BANDIRMABANDIRMA - A military helicopter crashed in Bandýrma sixth main jet airplane base on Wednesday.27.11.2002 [23] PERSSON:''I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING RIGHT NOW ABOUT EU'S GIVING DATE TO START ACCESSION TALKS WITH TURKEY''STOCKHOLM - Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson said on Wednesday that ''I don't want to say anything right now about EU's giving an exact date to start accession talks with Turkey.''27.11.2002 [24] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE DON'T HAVE ANY SECRET IDEA OR AGENDA''ANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that the government doesn't have any secret idea or secret agenda while undertaking studies about democratization and justice reform.27.11.2002 [25] TURKEY REACHES ''FRIENDLY SETTLEMENT'' IN FIVE SEPARATE CASES IN ECHRSTRASBOURG - Turkey reached on Wednesday ''friendly settlement'' in five separate cases filed on charges of ''freedom of expression, alleged eviction from villages, detention period, torture.''27.11.2002 [26] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ENDSANKARA - State Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Government Spokesman Abdullatif Sener said on Wednesday that the bill that cancelled the law on Financial Zero Year and Financial Resource Investigation Law was opened to signature at the cabinet.27.11.2002 [27] GREEK INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN BEI SAYS YOUTHS TO STRENGTHEN FRIENDSHIP WHICH ATATURK AND VENIZELOS STARTEDANKARA - The Greek International Cooperation Department Chairman Dora Bei said on Wednesday that youths would strengthen the friendship between Turkey and Greece which Ataturk and Venizelos started.27.11.2002 [28] ERDOGAN: ''ALL WE WANT IS THAT TURKEY SHOULD NOT REMAIN AT STATUS OF POOR NEIGHBORHOOD AMONG EU COUNTRIES, IT SHOULD TAKE STEPS BY INTEGRATING WITH EU IN A FRAME THAT I CAN CALL MUTUAL STRATEGIC INTERESTS''STOCKHOLM - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that, ''all we want is that Turkey should not remain at status of poor neighborhood among EU countries, and it should take these steps by integrating with EU in a frame that I can call mutual strategic interests.''27.11.2002 [29] TURKEY'S SOFIA AMBASSADOR BERK SAYS TURKEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BULGARIA AND ROMANIA ABOUT NATOSOFIA - Turkey's Sofia Ambassador Haydar Berk said on Wednesday that Turkey will continue to support Bulgaria and Romania concerning NATO.27.11.2002 [30] PROGRAM OF 58TH GOVERNMENT TO BE PUT TO VOTE OF CONFIDENCE ON THURSDAYANKARA - Program of 58th government, founded under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, will be put to vote of confidence in Parliamentary General Assembly on Thursday.27.11.2002 [31] FOREIGN TRADE FIGURESANKARA - Exports from Turkey amounted to 24 billion 956.1 million U.S. dollars and imports by Turkey amounted to 35 billion 4.7 million U.S. dollars in the January-September period of 200227.11.2002 [32] CANADIAN DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EUROPE DUBOIS DUE IN ANKARAANKARA - Canadian Deputy Secretary of State for Europe Paul Dubois will come to Ankara to hold contacts on Thursday.27.11.2002 [33] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONVENESANKARA - The Council of Ministers convened on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Abdullah Gul.27.11.2002 [34] REPRESENTATIVES OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS LEAVE FOR BRUSSELSISTANBUL - Delegation of Turkey Platform comprised of 225 people from businessmen and representatives of non-governmental organizations left on Wednesday for Brussels on Wednesday under the pioneership of Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and Economic Development Foundation (IKV).27.11.2002 [35] TURKEY RAISES USD 276.3 MILLION INCOME THROUGH EXPORTS OF HAZELNUTSTRABZON - Turkey has exported 124 thousand 997 tonnes of hazelnuts and obtained an income of 276 million 385 thousand U.S. dollars since September 1, 2002, the beginning of 2002-2003 hazelnut export season.27.11.2002 [36] TURKISH ORGANIZATIONS SEND LETTER TO DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTRY ASKING FOR SUPPORT TO TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIPAMSTERDAM - The Solidarity Board for Turks, the board representing Turkish associations and organizations in the high-level in the Netherlands, sent a letter to Dutch Foreign Minister De Hoop Scheffer asking the country to support setting a date for opening of Turkey's European Union (EU) accession negotiations at the Copenhagen Summit.27.11.2002 [37] NSC TO CONVENE ON FRIDAYANKARA - National Security Council (NSC) will convene in Cankaya Palace on November 29 under the leadership of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.27.11.2002 [38] MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTER YAKIS AND U.N CYPRUS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE DE SOTOBERLIN - The U.N. Cyprus Special Representative Alvaro De Soto, who met Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis, said the contacts would continue in Ankara on Wednesday.27.11.2002 [39] FOREIGN MINISTER YAKIS: ''THERE ARE FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CHANGED IN U.N. CYPRUS PLAN''BERLIN - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis, who came to German capital Berlin to accompany President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, said late on Tuesday that there were factors that should be changed in the United Nations (U.N.) plan for Cyprus.27.11.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |