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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 03-05-23Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] BAYKAL: ''I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT TURKEY HAS REACHED A VERY HOPEFUL STAGE IN REGARD TO OPENING OF ACCESSION TALKS WITH THE EU''ANKARA - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said on Friday, ''during my visit to Germany, I got the impression that Turkey has reached a very hopeful stage in regard to opening of the accession talks with the European Union (EU).''23.05.2003 [02] TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR IN BAGHDAD PAKSUT: ''LIFTING OF EMBARGO WILL HAVE VERY IMPORTANT BENEFITS TO TURKEY IN THE MEDIUM AND LONG TERM''BAGHDAD - Turkey's Ambassador in Baghdad Osman Paksut said on Friday that lifting of embargo on Iraq would have great benefits to Turkey in medium and long term.23.05.2003 [03] TURKISH AND IRANIAN BUSINESSMEN TO MEET IN ISTANBULISTANBUL - Turkish and Iranian businessmen will come together in Istanbul.23.05.2003 [04] BATU: ''WE HAVE TO COMPLETE EU FULL MEMBERSHIP PROCESS''ANKARA - Inal Batu, a deputy of the Republican People's Party (CHP) said on Friday, ''we have to complete the European Union (EU) full membership process.''23.05.2003 [05] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''TURKEY WILL TAKE ITS PLACE IN REBUILDING PROCESS OF IRAQ''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, ''Turkey will take its place in the rebuilding process of Iraq.''23.05.2003 [06] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN SAYS STRATEGICAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES IN THE SAME WAYISTANBUL - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that there was nothing between Turkey and the United States as it was exaggerated, adding, ''our strategical partnership continues in the same way.''23.05.2003 [07] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION TOOK PLACE AT PARLIAMENT TODAY''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, ''an extraordinary session took place at the parliament about the European Union (EU) issue.''23.05.2003 [08] CARGO SHIP RUNS AGROUND IN GELIBOLUCANAKKALE - Turkish-flagged cargo ship ''Batuhan'' ran aground in the Canakkale Strait while it was entering the strait from the Marmara Sea.23.05.2003 [09] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL (4): -''AS THE GOVERNMENT, WE ARE ADVANCING ON THIS PATH WITH DETERMINATION''ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''as the government, we are advancing on the path leading to the European Union (EU) membership with determination. We will launch a new mobilization to this end.''23.05.2003 [10] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL (3): -''NO MATTER WE SAY THAT WE HAVE 15 MONTHS, IN FACT WE HAVE REMAINED 2-3 MONTHS''ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that 2003 Progress Report which would be prepared by the European Union (EU) Commission, would be written in summer months and added, ''no matter we say that we have 15 months, in fact we have 2-3 months remained.''23.05.2003 [11] EU REPRESENTATIVE MEER VISITS TURKISH CYPRIOT CHAMBER OF INDUSTRYLEFKOSA - European Union (EU) Representative in the Greek Cypriot side Adriaan Van Der Meer proceeded to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and visited the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Industry on Friday.23.05.2003 [12] MOTION FOR A GENERAL DISCUSSION ACCEPTEDANKARA - The motion for a general discussion on the European Union (EU) was accepted in the Parliamentary General Assembly on Friday.23.05.2003 [13] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL (2): -''THE REASON OF OUR REQUEST FOR A GENERAL DISCUSSION WAS THAT WE REACHED A VERY CRITICAL PERIOD ABOUT EU ISSUE''ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''we are on a road of no return about European Union (EU) issue. The reason of our request for a general discussion was that we reached a very critical period about the EU issue.''23.05.2003 [14] RETRIAL OF FORMER DEPUTIES OF DEP CONTINUESANKARA - Retrial of former deputies of the Democracy Party (DEP), which was banned by the Constitutional Court continued on Friday.23.05.2003 [15] TUSIAD DELEGATION DUE TO UNITED STATESISTANBUL - Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) will visit Washington D.C. and New York, the United States between May 26 and 30, 2003 to meet with leading names of the U.S. administration, finance circles and media.23.05.2003 [16] STATE MINISTER BABACAN SAYS ECONOMIC PROGRAM IS BEING FULFILLED WITHOUT DEVIATIONSATHENS - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Friday that economic program was being fulfilled without deviations and it was on the right track, adding that Turkey's economic program was known by international finance institutions.23.05.2003 [17] ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER MOFAZ AND CANADIAN FM GRAHAM DUE IN TURKEYANKARA - Ankara has been having an intense diplomacy traffic since the beginning of May and it is now getting ready to host new guests in coming days.23.05.2003 [18] STATE MINISTER BABACAN: ''TURKISH COMPANIES HAVE BEEN ACTING IN THE BALKANS''ATHENS - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Friday that Turkish companies had been acting in the Balkans more actively.23.05.2003 [19] BABACAN: ''WASHINGTON RESPECTS AND UNDERSTANDS THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IN TURKEY''ATHENS - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Friday that there had been some disappointment in the U.S. administration regarding the Iraq issue at the beginning but the Washington respected and understood the democratic process in Turkey.23.05.2003 [20] BABACAN: ''THE GOVERNMENT IS EXPENDING SINCERE EFFORTS FOR SOLUTION OF CYPRUS ISSUE''ATHENS - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Friday that the current government was expending sincere efforts for solution of the Cyprus issue.23.05.2003 [21] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL (1): -''WE ARE ON A ROAD OF NO RETURN ABOUT EU ISSUE''ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''we are on a road of no return about European Union (EU) issue.''23.05.2003 [22] RED CRESCENT SENDS AID EQUIPMENT WORTH OF 70 BILLION TL TO ALGERIAANKARA - Red Crescent transferred on Friday aid equipment worth of 70 billion Turkish Liras (TL) to Algeria following the earthquake in the region.23.05.2003 [23] PRESIDENT SEZER CALLS PRESIDENT ALIVEY OF AZERBAIJAN ON PHONEBAKU - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer called President Haydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan on the phone on Friday and received information about his health.23.05.2003 [24] THY: ''ANY DECISION HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN ON OPTIONAL PURCHASE OF 23 BOEING PLANES''ISTANBUL - Turkish Airlines (THY) said on Friday that delivery of twenty-six planes offered from Boeing had been concluded but any decision had not been taken on optional purchase of twenty-three planes from Boeing.23.05.2003 [25] CULTURE AND TOURISM MINISTER MUMCU: ''THERE WAS A 40 PERCENT DECREASE IN TOURISM IN FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR''DENIZLI - Culture and Tourism Minister Erkan Mumcu said on Friday that there was a forty percent decrease in tourism in first six months of the year due to impacts of Iraq war and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).23.05.2003 [26] NATO MCMFORSOUTH COMMAND HANDING OVER CEREMONY HELDMARMARIS - NATO Mine Countermeasures Force South (MCMFORSOUTH) command handing over ceremony was held on Friday.23.05.2003 [27] GREEK CYPRIOTS VISIT FENER GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE AND HAGIA SOPHIAISTANBUL - A group of 266 Greek Cypriot nurses and doctors who came to Turkey after attending a meeting in Greece visited Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and Hagia Sophia Museum on Friday.23.05.2003 [28] WFP PURCHASES 109 THOUSAND TONES OF FOODSTUFF FROM TURKEYANKARA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz said on Friday that World Food Program (WFP) had purchased 109 thousand tones of foodstuff worth of 45.5 million U.S. dollars from Turkey so far under its humanitarian aid to Iraq.23.05.2003 [29] PRESIDENT SEZER SAYS TURKISH PEOPLE'S CONTRIBUTION TO BELGIAN ECONOMY AND PROSPERITY STRENGTHENED FRIENDSHIP RELATIONS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIESBRUSSELS - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Friday that the concrete contributions of Turkish people, who had been living in Belgium for 40 years, to the development of that country's economy and prosperity strengthened respect and appreciation towards Turkish people and helped strengthening of friendship relations between two countries.23.05.2003 [30] MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN BRSA AND KAZAKHSTAN CENTRAL BANKANKARA - A memorandum of understanding was signed on Thursday between Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) and Kazakhstan Central Bank under the auspices of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.23.05.2003 [31] MFA EXPRESSES REGRET OVER SUBMISSION OF RESOLUTION ON SO-CALLED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL ASSEMBLYANKARA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz expressed Turkey's regret over submission of a resolution aiming at the United States' indirect recognition of so-called Armenian genocide, to the U.S. House of Representatives General Assembly.23.05.2003 [32] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL: ''IT IS NOT EASY TO ADMINISTER TURKEY, BUT TURKISH PEOPLE IS GIVING US SOME TIME''BRUSSELS - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that ''it was not easy to administer Turkey, which had chronic problems'' and added, ''I am hopeful about the future.''23.05.2003 [33] IMF TURKEY DESK CHIEF VISITS PRIVATIZATION ADMINISTRATION ACTING CHAIRMANANKARA - Privatization Administration Board Acting Chairman Metin Kilci said on Friday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) thought that Turkey was complying with the privatization program.23.05.2003 [34] PRESIDENT SEZER SENDS A MESSAGE TO FOUNDATION LAYING CEREMONY OF GEORGIAN PART OF BTC OIL PIPELINEANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Friday that Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline which was a ''myth'' was turned into a reality.President Sezer sent a message to foundation laying ceremony of Georgian part of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline. 23.05.2003 [35] GOLDEN PRINCESS SHIP BRINGS 1,900 U.S. TOURISTS TO KUSADASIKUSADASI - A total of 1,900 U.S. tourists came to Kusadasi township of southwestern Aydin province to spend their holiday.23.05.2003 [36] CHP LEADER BAYKAL: ''SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ARE SEARCHING FOR A SERIOUS SOLUTION TO BASIC PROBLEMS IN WORLD''BERLIN - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal said late on Thursday that social democrats were searching for a serious solution to basic problems in the world.23.05.2003 [37] EXPLOSION IN ISTANBUL -ONE OF INJURED PEOPLE DIES IN HOSPITALISTANBUL - Sixteen-year-old Serdar Turan, one of the injured people in today's explosion in a snack bar in Harbiye district of Istanbul, died in the hospital late on Thursday23.05.2003 [38] RED CRESCENT TO SEND HUMANITARIAN AID TO ALGERIAANKARA - The Turkish Red Crescent Association will send tents, medicine and medical equipment to quake-stricken Algeria23.05.2003 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |