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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-12-13Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] EU COPENHAGEN SUMMIT ENDSCOPENHAGEN - EU's Copenhagen Summit ended on Friday by EU's inviting ten candidate countries to the organization on May 1, 2004.13.12.2002 [02] AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN:''DECISION TAKEN AT EU SUMMIT HAS BROUGHT NEW DIMENSION TO TURKEY-EU RELATIONS''COPENHAGEN - AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the decision taken at Copenhagen summit has brought a new dimension to Turkey-EU relations, adding that ''Turkey has entered a period of more intensive and closer contacts with EU on the way to full membership.''13.12.2002 [03] FM UNDERSECRETARY ZIYAL SAYS ESDP PROBLEM SORTED OUT WITHIN SCOPE OF EU-NATO AGREEMENTCOPENHAGEN - Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal said on Friday that the problem of European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) has been sorted out within the scope of the agreement reached between EU and NATO.13.12.2002 [04] TURKISH EMBASSY CONTINUES ITS DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES AGAINST ARMENIAN CLAIMS BROUGHT AT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY EXHIBITIONLONDON - A movie has started be shown at ''Crimes Against Humanity Exhibition'' bringing onto agenda Armenians claims held at Imperial War Museum in London.13.12.2002 [05] ANNAN TO ASSESS SITUATION IN CYPRUS ISSUENEW YORK - U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Friday that he would assess the situation in Cyprus issue following the two sides' not reaching an agreement about Cyprus in Copenhagen.13.12.2002 [06] DRAFT EU SUMMIT DECLARATION:''NEGOTIATIONS WILL START WITH TURKEY WITHOUT ANY DELAY IF TURKEY FULFILLS CRITERIA IN 2004 DECEMBER''COPENHAGEN - A partial improvement has been made in the part of EU Copenhagen Summit's draft declaration on Turkey.13.12.2002 [07] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS:''NEGOTIATIONS WILL CONTINUE''LEFKOSA - TRNC President Rauf Denktas said on Friday that there is no agreement about Cyprus in Copenhagen, adding that the sides conveyed their will to continue negotiations.13.12.2002 [08] GUL AND ERDOGAN TO RETURN TO TURKEY ON SATURDAYCOPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul and AK Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan will return to Turkey on Saturday after wrapping up their contacts in Copenhagen.13.12.2002 [09] FM UNDERSECRETARY ZIYAL SAYS SIDES IN CYPRUS CAN'T REACH AGREEMENT IN COPENHAGENCOPENHAGEN - Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal said on Friday that the sides in Cyprus could not reach agreement in meetings in Copenhagen and that the negotiations would continue on the island.13.12.2002 [10] TURKEY AND GEORGIA SIGN TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION JOINT COMMISSION PROTOCOLISTANBUL - Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım and Georgian Transportation and Communication Minister Merab Adeishvili signed on Friday Turkey-Georgia Transportation and Communication Joint Commission Protocol.13.12.2002 [11] PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTANKARA - The Parliamentary General Assembly approved on Friday the constitutional amendment.13.12.2002 [12] PRESIDENT DENKTAS OF TRNC: ''SIGNING ANY DOCUMENT IS OUT OF QUESTION''ANKARA - President Rauf Denktas of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Friday, ''news stories claiming that the two sides in Cyprus will sign a document, are baseless.''13.12.2002 [13] FOREIGN MINISTER YAKIS SAYS SIDES WILL NOT SIGN A DOCUMENT ABOUT CYPRUS QUESTIONCOPENHAGEN - Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said on Friday that two sides in Cyprus would not sign a document about Cyprus question.13.12.2002 [14] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE EXPECTED A BETTER DATE''COPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''we expected a better date for opening of accession talks with the European Union (EU). The Turkish government has done its utmost till the last moment. As the government, we rely on ourself. We believe that we should maintain the reform process for our people, not for the EU full membership.'13.12.2002 [15] ERDOGAN: ''WE WANTED TO GET A DATE AS OF END OF 2003''COPENHAGEN - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, ''we wanted to get a date for opening of accession talks with the European Union (EU) as of end of 2003. However, the EU delayed this date a little.''13.12.2002 [16] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''I EXPECT SOME IMPROVEMENTS''COPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''I expect some improvements in the text which was released yesterday night about Turkey's European Union (EU) full membership.''13.12.2002 [17] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE HAVE DONE OUR UTMOST TO GET A CLOSER DATE FOR OPENING OF ACCESSION TALKS''COPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''we have done our utmost to get a closer date for opening of accession talks with the European Union (EU). We have expended great efforts. Consequently, this date has emerged with a little delay.''13.12.2002 [18] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES DELEGATION OF AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEEANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received on Friday delegation of the American Jewish Committee.13.12.2002 [19] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC SAYS 2004 IS NOT A POSITIVE DATE FOR TURKEYANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said on Friday that if European Union (EU) gives 2004 as a negotiation date for Turkey's membership, it will not be a positive date.13.12.2002 [20] PRIME MINISTER GUL MEETS WITH FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC AND GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHROEDERCOPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Friday with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Bella Center.13.12.2002 [21] BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS PARALYZES TRAFFIC AND DAILY LIFE THROUGHOUT TURKEYTRABZON - Bad weather conditions have been paralyzing daily life and traffic throughout Turkey, especially in northern and eastern parts.13.12.2002 [22] INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTER COSKUN SAYS IT IS TURKEY'S RIGHT TO GET A DECISION FROM COPENHAGEN SUMMIT IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONSANKARA - Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coskun said on Friday that it was Turkey's right to get a decision from Copenhagen summit in line with its expectations.13.12.2002 [23] ANKARA POSITIVE TOWARDS OPENING OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH EU IN DECEMBER 2004COPENHAGEN - Ankara is positive towards December 2004 as a conditional date for Turkey's negotiations with the European Union (EU) set in the draft resolution of the Copenhagen summit.13.12.2002 [24] TUSIAD YIK CHAIRMAN KAYHAN SAYS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO ANALYZE COPENHAGEN SUMMIT IN A DILEMMA OF WINNER-LOSERANKARA - Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) High Consultation Council (YIK) Chairman Muharrem Kayhan said on Friday that it was not possible to analyze Copenhagen summit in a dilemma of winner and loser.13.12.2002 [25] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC DUE TO INDIAANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc will pay an official visit to India between December 15 and 21.13.12.2002 [26] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SENER: ''ECONOMY IS GOING WELL AND THERE IS CONFIDENCE IN MARKETS''ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener said on Friday that economy was going well, adding that balances were established and there was confidence in the markets13.12.2002 [27] TREASURY TO REPAY 2.2 QUADRILLION TL DOMESTIC DEBT NEXT WEEKANKARA - Treasury will repay 2 quadrillion 288.5 trillion Turkish liras (TL) in domestic debt next week.13.12.2002 [28] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SENER SAYS NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE IN COPENHAGENANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener said on Friday that negotiations and discussions continued in Copenhagen.13.12.2002 [29] RASMUSSEN SAYS HE DOES NOT SEE ANY DIRECT LINK BETWEEN TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP PROCESS AND CYPRUS ISSUECOPENHAGEN - European Union (EU) Term President Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said early on Friday that he did not see any direct link between Turkey's European Union (EU) membership process and Cyprus issue13.12.2002 [30] GUL, ERDOGAN AND YAKIS COME TOGETHER TO EVALUATE STATEMENT OF RASMUSSENCOPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis came together early on Friday to evaluate statement of European Union (EU) Term President Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.13.12.2002 [31] DANISH PRIME MINISTER RASMUSSEN SAYS DECISION TO START NEGOTIATIONS WITH TURKEY IN DECEMBER 2004 WILL BE EVALUATEDCOPENHAGEN - Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark, which is the term president of the European Union (EU), said early on Friday that if Turkey fulfiled Copenhagen criteria, decision to start negotiations with Turkey in December 2004 would be evaluated by taking European Commission reports as a ground13.12.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |