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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-12-03Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH INVITES ERDOGAN TO UNITED STATESANKARA - U.S. President George W. Bush invited Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the United States.03.12.2002 [02] EU ADJUSTMENT PACKAGE SUBMITTED TO PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S OFFICEANKARA - The European Union (EU) adjustment package envisaging changes in 14 laws, was submitted to Parliament Speaker's Office on Tuesday.03.12.2002 [03] PAPANDREOU ARRIVES IN ANKARA (2)ANKARA - Foreign Minister George Papandreou of Greece said on Tuesday that Greece had always been supporting further development of relations between Turkey and the European Union (EU), and would continue to do so.03.12.2002 [04] YAKIS AND STRAW HOLDS A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE (1)ANKARA - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said on Tuesday, ''we are in favor of finding a peaceful solution to the issue of Iraq. But, if a military operation is required, Turkey will open its air space, and allow the United States to use its military facilities.''03.12.2002 [05] WOLFOWITZ MEETS WITH BAYKAL (2)ANKARA - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said on Tuesday that U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz had informed them on views of the United States about the issue of Iraq.03.12.2002 [06] PAPANDREOU ARRIVES IN ANKARAANKARA - Foreign Minister George Papandreou of Greece arrived in Ankara on Tuesday to hold a series of contacts.03.12.2002 [07] WOLFOWITZ MEETS WITH BAYKALANKARA - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz met with Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal on Tuesday.03.12.2002 [08] PRIME MINISTER GUL RECEIVES STRAWANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul received British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and accompanying delegation on Tuesday.03.12.2002 [09] WOLFOWITZ MEETS WITH GONULANKARA - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz paid a visit to National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul on Tuesday.03.12.2002 [10] BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY STRAW SAYS THEY SUPPORT TURKEY IN ITS RECEIVING A NEGOTIATION DATEANKARA - British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday that they would support Turkey in its receiving a negotiation date in Copenhagen Summit.03.12.2002 [11] IMF EUROPEAN I DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR DEPPLER: ''IMF STRONGLY COVERS RE-STRUCTURING OF BANKING SECTOR''ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) European I Department Director Michael Deppler said on Tuesday that the IMF strongly followed re-structuring of banking sector in Turkey.03.12.2002 [12] CONTACTS OF WOLFOWITZ AND GROSSMAN IN ANKARAANKARA - Ankara has responded the deterrent policy to be imposed by the United States on Iraq in the affirmative, and stressed that a resolution of the United Nations Security Council was required in case of use of force against Iraq.03.12.2002 [13] WHOLESALE PRICES INCREASE BY 1.6 PERCENT AND CONSUMER PRICES RISE BY 1.6 PERCENTANKARA - The State Statistics Institute (DIE) announced on Tuesday the rise in wholesale prices in November of 2002 as 1.6 percent and in consumer prices as 2.6 percent when compared to previous month.03.12.2002 [14] CHP EXPENDS SUPPORT TO CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTANKARA - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said on Tuesday that they would expend support to Justice and Development Party (AK Party) proposal for Constitutional amendment, envisaging lifting of political bans.03.12.2002 [15] FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES PLEASURE OVER SOLUTION OF PROBLEM REGARDED WITH BORJOMI SECTION OF BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN OIL PIPELINEANKARA - Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed pleasure over solution of problem regarded with Borjomi section of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline. Georgian Environment Ministry raised reservations regarded with the Borjomi section of the route crude oil pipeline passing through Georgia.03.12.2002 [16] U.S. DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY WOLFOWITZ: ''TURKISH-UNITED STATES COOPERATION WILL PLAY KEY ROLE FOR A PEACEFUL SOLUTION ON IRAQ ISSUE'' (1)ANKARA - The U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Tuesday that Turkish-United States cooperation would play the key role for a peaceful solution on Iraq issue.03.12.2002 [17] RESPONSE OF TURKISH SIDE TO ANNAN READYANKARA - Response of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to the plan of the U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is ready. The response includes opposition of the Turkish side against Annan's Cyprus plan.03.12.2002 [18] INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INCREASES 11.8 PERCENT IN OCTOBER 2002ANKARA - Industrial production increased 11.8 percent in October of 2002, over to the same month of the previous year from the result of monthly industrial production index.03.12.2002 [19] TURKEY CALLS ON FRANCE TO BE ''QUICK'' IN CAKICI CASEPARIS - Turkey on Tuesday launched an initiative and called on French Justice Ministry to accelerate examination of the application it made to re-try Alaatin Cakici regarded with cases in which he was tried with a call for capital punishment.03.12.2002 [20] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC SAYS PARLIAMENT TO RESPECT DECISION OF HIGHER ELECTION BOARD ABOUT POSITION OF SIIRT DEPUTIESANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arınc said on Tuesday that as Article 84 of the Constitution does not cover the position of the deputies who were elected from Siirt province, following the cancellation of elections in Siirt, it is up to the Higher Election Board to give a decision about this issue.03.12.2002 [21] AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN TO HOLD CONTACTS IN COPENHAGEN IN DECEMBER 10-11ANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in Copenhagen in December 10-11 to hold contacts to get a date for Turkey to start full membership negotiations.03.12.2002 [22] GROSSMAN AND WOLFOWITZ IN ANKARAANKARA - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said on Tuesday that they will mainly take up the issue of Iraq and Turkey-EU relations in their contacts in Ankara.03.12.2002 [23] AK PARTY GROUP MEETING -ERDOGAN: ''WE BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD GET A DEFINITE DATE ON DECEMBER 12''ANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that it was not possible to make a definite statement whether Turkey would get a negotiation date on December 12 or not and added, ''however, we believe that we should get a definite negotiation date on December 12.''03.12.2002 [24] BRITISH FM STRAW COMES TO ANKARAANKARA - British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jack Straw came to Ankara on Tuesday to hold contacts.03.12.2002 [25] GROSSMAN AND WOLFOWITZ IN ANKARAANKARA - The U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman arrived in Ankara on Tuesday to hold contacts.03.12.2002 [26] SEZER RECEIVES SENEGALESE AMBASSADOR TO ITALY GUEYEANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received on Tuesday Senegalese Ambassador to Italy Momar Gueye in Cankaya Palace.03.12.2002 [27] RAMADAN HOLIDAY IN IMKB AND BANKSISTANBUL - Ramadan holiday will start in markets on Tuesday afternoon.03.12.2002 [28] STATE MINISTER TUZMEN RETURNS FROM GREECEISTANBUL - State Minister Kursat Tuzmen said on Tuesday that Greece supports Turkey's membership to the EU prior to Copenhagen summit.03.12.2002 [29] PRIME MINISTER GUL RECEIVES IMF DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN I DEPARTMENT DEPPLERANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul received on Tuesday International Monetary Fund (IMF) Director of European I Department Michael Deppler.03.12.2002 [30] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS DECIDES EU ADJUSTMENT PACKAGE TO BE SENT TO PARLIAMENTANKARA - The Council of Ministers decided on Tuesday new draft law for the European Union (EU) Adjustment Laws to be sent to the parliament.03.12.2002 [31] CAKICI BANNED FROM GOING ABROADISTANBUL - Alaattin Cakıcı was banned from going abroad on Tuesday when the prosecutor's office objected to the release of Cakıcı from prison.03.12.2002 [32] EXPORTS FROM AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR REACHES USD 4.2 BILLION IN FIRST ELEVEN MONTHSBURSA - Exports from automotive sector reached 4 billion 279 million U.S. dollars in the first eleven months of 2002.03.12.2002 [33] ANKARA DGM NO.2 DECIDES TO SEND CHIEF TERRORIST OCALAN'S FILE TO SUPREME COURT OF APPEALSANKARA - Ankara State Security Court (DGM) No. 2, which commuted the death penalty given to chief terrorist Abdullah Ocalan to life imprisonment, decided on Tuesday to send his file to Supreme Court of Appeals.03.12.2002 [34] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS: ''IT IS IMPORTANT HOW U.N. WILL CHANGE CYPRUS PLAN''NEW YORK - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas said on Tuesday that United Nations' (U.N.) changing of the Cyprus plan was not important, but how the U.N. would change the plan was important.03.12.2002 [35] TURKEY WARNS ISRAEL AND PALESTINENEW YORK - Turkey's Permanent Representative to U.N. Umit Pamir warned Israelis and Palestinians on Tuesday saying that terrorism and violence is a dead end.03.12.2002 [36] TURKEY BELIEVES CYPRUS PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED IF GREEK CYPRIOTS RESPOND TO EFFORTS OF TURKISH SIDEWASHINGTON D.C. - Turkey believes that the Cyprus problem can be solved if Greek Cypriots respond to the efforts of the Turkish side to this end.03.12.2002 [37] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONVENESANKARA - Council of Ministers convened on Tuesday morning under the leadership of Prime Minister Abdullah Gul.03.12.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |