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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-12-04Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] PRIME MINISTER GUL RECEIVES GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEYANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul summoned on Wednesday German Ambassador to Turkey Rudolf Schmidt and expressed Turkey's views on European Union (EU) membership.04.12.2002 [02] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YALCINBAYIR: ''IT IS OUR DUTY TO ACCELERATE OUR COMMITMENTS IN NATIONAL PROGRAM''BURSA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ertugrul Yalcinbayir said on Wednesday that it was their duty to accelerate their commitments in the National Program.04.12.2002 [03] FM YAKIS TO GO TO BRUSSELS FOR EUROPEAN CONVENTION MEETINGSBRUSSELS - The regular monthly meetings of the European Convention will start in Brussels on Thursday.04.12.2002 [04] PAPANDREOU SAYS IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A RESULT IN CYPRUS QUESTION TILL COPENHAGEN SUMMITANKARA - Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou said on Wednesday that it was not impossible to get a result in Cyprus question till European Union (EU) Copenhagen summit.04.12.2002 [05] STATE MINISTER BABACAN MEETS EU AMBASSADORSANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Wednesday that general policies and approaches of the government were accepted by European Union (EU) member countries.04.12.2002 [06] ERDOGAN MEETS WITH PAPANDREOUANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan met on Wednesday with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou.04.12.2002 [07] FOREIGN MINISTER YAKIS: ''TURKEY HAS NOT MADE ANY COMMITMENT TO UNITED STATES''ANKARA - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said on Wednesday that Turkey had not made any commitment to the United States.04.12.2002 [08] PAPANDREOU-YAKIS HOLD JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE (1)ANKARA - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakęs and Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou said on Wednesday that they wish finding a solution in Cyprus before Copenhagen summit, adding that even if this is not the case, the door for solution of the problem should not be closed.04.12.2002 [09] PRIME MINISTRY: ''IT WAS NOTED THAT PARLIAMENT WOULD MAKE THE FINAL DECISION IF MILITARY CHOICES REGARDING IRAQ COMES TO AGENDA''ANKARA - The Prime Ministry said on Wednesday that during contacts of the U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and State Department Undersecretary Marc Grossman, it was noted that the final decision-making organ was the parliament if military choices regarding Iraq came onto the agenda.04.12.2002 [10] ITALIAN ALENIA-MARCONI GROUP UNDERTAKES CONSTRUCTION OF RADAR SYSTEM IN TURKEY AND GREECEROME/ANKARA - Italy, which formed air radar control system in seven different places of the Directorate General for State Airports Enterprises, has undertaken NATO-financed significant defense industry radar project.04.12.2002 [11] U.S. DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY WOLFOWITZ SAYS TURKEY IS ON NOT ONLY STRATEGIC BUT ALSO SPIRITUAL INTERSECTION POINTANKARA - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Wednesday that Turkey was on not only strategic but also spiritual intersection point.04.12.2002 [12] TRNC DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER COSAR SAYS UNITED STATES HAS INTENSE INITIATIVES ON SOLUTION OF CYPRUS QUESTIONLEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Salih Cosar said on Wednesday that the United States had intense initiatives on solution of Cyprus question and setting a date for opening Turkey's negotiations with the European Union (EU).04.12.2002 [13] NGOs IN IZMIR TO SEND LETTER AND E-MAIL TO EU COUNTRIESIZMIR - Izmir Turkish world associations and non-governmental organizations will send letters and e-mails to European Union (EU) countries prior to Copenhagen summit.04.12.2002 [14] GUL-PAPANDREOU MEETINGANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul told Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou that ''Germany and France should not be after small interests regarding Turkey's EU membership.''04.12.2002 [15] FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS INCREASE TO USD 60 BILLIONANKARA - The total foreign exchange deposit accounts at banks increased 152 million U.S. dollars to 60 billion 856 million U.S. dollars as of November 22, 2002.04.12.2002 [16] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DECREASE BY USD 85 MILLIONANKARA - Foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank decreased by 85 million U.S. dollars between November 22 and 29, 2002.04.12.2002 [17] TURKEY REPAYS USD 77.74 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN DECEMBER 1-3ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 77.74 million U.S. dollars in external debt between December 1 and 3, 200204.12.2002 [18] BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER STRAW SAYS HE WILL SUPPORT SETTING A CLEAR DATE FOR TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS IN COPENHAGENANKARA - British Foreign Minister Jack Straw said on Wednesday that he would support setting a clear date for Turkey's European Union (EU) membership negotiations at Copenhagen summit.04.12.2002 [19] WOLFOWITZ LEAVES ANKARAANKARA - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said on Thursday that the existing stage in military planning was completed and that the next stage started.04.12.2002 [20] CONSTITUTIONAL COURT GIVES 30 DAY EXTRA PERIOD TO AK PARTY FOR PRE-DEFENSEANKARA - Constitutional Court gave on Wednesday an extra period of 30 days to Justice and Development Party (AK Party) to prepare its pre-defense in the closure case.04.12.2002 [21] ISAF COMMANDER ZORLU HOPES TO HAND OVER COMMAND ON DECEMBER 20KABUL - International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander Hilmi Akin Zorlu said on Wednesday that they hoped to hand over ISAF command on December 20 under the United Nations (U.N.) resolution.04.12.2002 [22] WOLFOWITZ SAYS TURKEY HAS POTENTIAL TO UNDERTAKE MORE COMPREHENSIVE ROLE IN A POSSIBLE OPERATION IN IRAQANKARA - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said on Wednesday that Turkey had the potential to undertake a more comprehensive role than the other members of the coalition in case of a possible operation in Iraq.04.12.2002 [23] PAPANDREOU SPEAKS TO GROSSMAN ON PHONEANKARA - Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou told U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman that ''we could not guess before that the existing government could take such brave steps regarding Copenhagen criteria and Cyprus.''04.12.2002 [24] FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS WORDS OF YAKIS DO NOT MEAN COMMITMENTANKARA - Foreign Ministry said early on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis' ''mentioning choices that could remind a cooperation with the United States did not mean a commitment for Turkey'' and added that ''such choices were not made a matter of discussion with any country.'04.12.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - 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