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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-12-12Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] TURKISH SIDE GIVES MESSAGE THAT IT IS DETERMINED TO PROGRESS ON PATH LEADING TO EU MEMBERSHIPCOPENHAGEN - Officials representing Turkey at European Union's (EU) summit in Copenhagen held a series of contacts to get a date for opening of accession talks.12.12.2002 [02] STATE MINISTER BABACAN: ''WE ARE DETERMINED TO MAINTAIN REFORM PROCESS''WASHINGTON D.C. - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Thursday, ''the government is determined to maintain the reform process whether or not a date is set for opening of accession talks with Turkey at the European Union's (EU) summit in Copenhagen.''12.12.2002 [03] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE HELD BETTER CONTACTS THAN WE EXPECTED''COPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday, ''we held better contacts in Copenhagen than we expected. I hope that they understood us and that they would not make a mistake. I expect the European Union (EU) to set a date for opening of accession talks with Turkey.''12.12.2002 [04] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE HELD A SERIES OF CONTACTS WITH EU PRIME MINISTERS. I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WERE IMPRESSED WITH OUR STATEMENTS''COPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday, ''we held a series of contacts with European Union (EU) prime ministers. I got the impression that they were impressed with our statements. They told us that they would do their utmost.''12.12.2002 [05] MEETING BETWEEN GUL AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BLAIR ENDSCOPENHAGEN - Meeting among Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain ended.12.12.2002 [06] PRIME MINISTER RASMUSSEN OF DENMARK: ''I WILL PRESENT A TEXT ABOUT TURKEY TO EU LEADERS''COPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of current European Union (EU) term president Denmark, said on Thursday that he would present a text about Turkey to the EU leaders later in the day.12.12.2002 [07] MEETING BETWEEN PRIME MINISTER GUL AND PRIME MINISTER RASMUSSEN ENDSCOPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul told Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of current European Union (EU) term president Denmark that Turkey insisted on EU's setting a date for opening of accession talks with Turkey in 2003 while Prime Minister Rasmussen told Prime Minister Gul that this date was technically impossible.12.12.2002 [08] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''TURKEY'S ACTING AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST HAS BEEN NECESSARY AS USUAL''WASHINGTON D.C. - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that Turkey's acting as a bridge between the east and the west had been necessary as usual.12.12.2002 [09] LOGOGLU: ''IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN WELL-UNDERSTOOD AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 EVENTS''WASHINGTON D.C. - Turkish Ambassador to the United States Faruk Logoglu said on Thursday that both Turkey and the United States had well-understood importance of their relations after the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2002.12.12.2002 [10] DANISH MINISTER HAARDER SPEAKS TO A.A: -''PLAN OF FRANCE AND GERMANY IS NOT THE JOINT VIEW OF THE EU''COPENHAGEN - Current European Union (EU) term president Denmark's Minister for European Affairs Bertel Haarder said on Thursday that proposal which was put forward by France and Germany about opening of accession talks with Turkey did not reflect the joint view of the EU.12.12.2002 [11] SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE 29 FOREIGNERS WHO ENTER TURKEY ILLEGALLY IN EDIRNEEDIRNE - Security forces captured on Thursday 29 foreigners who attempted to pass border illegally in northwestern Edirne province.12.12.2002 [12] GUL TELLS SIMITIS THAT CYPRUS AND OTHER ISSUES WILL BE SOLVED IF TURKEY IS GIVEN DATE IT WANTSCOPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul told his Greek counterpart Costas Simitis on Thursday that ''Cyprus and other issues would be solved if Turkey was given the date it wanted.''12.12.2002 [13] EURO-2008 -TURKEY LOSES AT LAST MINUTEGENEVA - UEFA Executive Board chose Switzerland-Austria to be joint hosts of the European soccer championship in 2008.12.12.2002 [14] DOCTORS SAY TRNC PERSIDENT DENKTAS TO BE DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL ON FRIDAYANKARA - Ankara University School of Medicine Dean Prof. Dr. Tumer Corapcıoglu said on Thursday that TRNC President Rauf Denktas would stay in the hospital tonight and that he would be discharged from hospital on Friday.12.12.2002 [15] FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DECREASE TO USD 60.7 BILLIONANKARA - The total foreign exchange deposit accounts at banks decreased 118 million U.S. dollars to 60 billion 752 million U.S. dollars as of November 29, 2002.12.12.2002 [16] SECURITIES ACCOUNT AT BANKS INCREASES 3.6 QUADRILLION TLANKARA - The securities account at banks increased 3 quadrillion 646.1 trillion Turkish Liras (TL) to 34 quadrillion 859.4 trillion TL on November 29, 2002.12.12.2002 [17] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES INCREASE BY USD 85 MILLIONANKARA - Foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank increased by 85 million U.S. dollars between November 29 and December 4, 2002.12.12.2002 [18] STATE MINISTER AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER YALCINBAYIR: ''WE DON'T WANT WAR, WE WANT PEACE''ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ertugrul Yalcınbayır said on Thursday that ''we don't want war, we want peace.''12.12.2002 [19] TURKEY REPAYS USD 106.6 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN DECEMBER 1-11ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 106.6 million U.S. dollars in external debt between December 1 and 11, 2002.12.12.2002 [20] GUL-SIMITIS MEETING -PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE WANT A DEFINITE DATE FROM EU. THIS DATE SHOULD BE 2003''COPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that they wanted a definite date from the European Union (EU), stressing that this date should be 2003.12.12.2002 [21] TWO PEOPLE FREEZE TO DEATH IN IZMIT AND NEVSEHIRIZMIT/NEVSEHIR - Two people froze to death due to cold weather in northwestern Izmit and central Nevsehir provinces on Thursday.12.12.2002 [22] SPANISH AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY CAMARA SAYS ''I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT TURKEY WILL JOIN EU''IZMIR - Spanish Ambassador to Turkey Manuel De La Camara said on Thursday that ''I have no doubt that Turkey will join the EU.''12.12.2002 [23] PRIME MINISTER GUL MEETS SIMITISCOPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Thursday with Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis in Copenhagen where he visited within the framework of the studies regarded with Turkey's full membership to the European Union (EU).12.12.2002 [24] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES NEW ZEALAND'S AMBASSADOR IN ANKARA COOKANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on Thursday received New Zealand's Ambassador in Ankara Alan Howard Cook.12.12.2002 [25] IMF DELEGATION CONTINUES CONTACTS IN TREASURYANKARA - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, led by Turkey Desk Chief Juha Kahkonen, continue contacts in Treasury Undersecretariat within the framework of 4th review.12.12.2002 [26] PRIME MINISTER GUL MEETS WITH EP PRESIDENT COXCOPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Thursday with European Parliament (EP) President Pat Cox.12.12.2002 [27] BRSA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH INDONESIAN CENTRAL BANKANKARA - Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) signed on Thursday a bilateral agreement with Indonesian Central Bank.12.12.2002 [28] STATE MINISTER BABACAN: ''RESULTS OF COPENHAGEN WILL NOT NEGATIVELY EFFECT TURKISH ECONOMY''WASHINGTON - State Minister Ali Babacan, responsible for Treasury, said on Wednesday that any decision that would be taken in European Union (EU) Copenhagen Summit regarded with membership process would not negatively effect Turkish economy.12.12.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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