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CONTENTS [01] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC HOSTS A DINNER IN HONOR OF EP PRESIDENT COX [02] A.A AND SANA SING A CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT [03] EP PRESIDENT COX CALLS ON LEADERS OF BOTH SIDES IN CYPRUS TO DISPLAY THEIR COURAGE AND ACT WISELY TO FIND A SOLUTION [04] EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT COX SAYS HIS MESSAGE WILL BE TO OFFER HIS RESPECT TO DEPUTIES DUE TO RAPID REFORMS [05] HAYRUNNISA GUL: ''I DECIDED TO WITHDRAW THE CASE AT ECHR'' [06] PRENDERGAST DUE IN CYPRUS ON TUESDAY [07] GROSSMAN DUE IN ANKARA ON THURSDAY [08] STUDIES ON TRNC'S ADJUSTMENT TO EU START OFFICIALLY [09] EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT COX ARRIVES IN ANKARA [10] VISIT OF MACEDONIAN PRIME MINISTER CRVENKOVSKI TO TURKEY CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF MACEDONIAN PRESIDENT [11] IMF OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS ADDITIONAL MEASURES PACKAGE [12] TREASURY SELLS 539-DAY DISCOUNTED DEBENTURE BONDS [13] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL SAYS DEMISE OF MACEDONIAN PRESIDENT A BIG LOSS FOR HIS COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY [14] IMF DELEGATION MEETS WITH BABACAN AND CANAKCI [15] DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER FARAH DUE IN TURKEY [16] EXPORTS FROM TURKEY INCREASE OVER TO USD 50 BILLION [17] WESTON STARTS HIS MEETINGS IN CYPRUS [18] STATE MINISTER ATALAY RECEIVES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CORRESPONDENTS [19] SIXTH-DAY SESSION OF CYPRUS TALKS STARTS [20] ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER GULER MEETS WITH IRANIAN PETROLEUM MINISTER ZANGANEH AND ENERGY MINISTER BITARAF [21] BELGIAN AIRLINES TO START FLIGHTS TO TURKEY [22] TUSIAD TO OPEN OFFICE IN PARIS [23] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS SAYS SINE QUA NONS DEFENDED ON NEGOTIATION TABLE

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc has said, ''the reform process in Turkey has led to a significant change of mentality in foreign countries. This change of mentality has now reached a unreturnable level.''

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi - 23:24

[02] A.A AND SANA SING A CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT

DAMASCUS - The Anadolu Agency (A.A) and the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) have signed a co-operation agreement.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi - 22:07

[03] EP PRESIDENT COX CALLS ON LEADERS OF BOTH SIDES IN CYPRUS TO DISPLAY THEIR COURAGE AND ACT WISELY TO FIND A SOLUTION

ANKARA - European Parliament (EP) President Pat Cox has called on leaders of both sides in Cyprus to display their courage and act wisely to find a solution to the Cyprus issue.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi - 20:26

[04] EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT COX SAYS HIS MESSAGE WILL BE TO OFFER HIS RESPECT TO DEPUTIES DUE TO RAPID REFORMS

ANKARA - European Parliament President Pat Cox said on Monday that his message to Turkish deputies would be to offer his respect due to rapid reforms that were fulfilled by them in recent years.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 19:40

[05] HAYRUNNISA GUL: ''I DECIDED TO WITHDRAW THE CASE AT ECHR''

ANKARA - Hayrunnisa Gul, the wife of Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, has said, ''I decided to withdraw the case I had filed at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The fundamental reason of my decision is not to pave ways to discussion of decisions of jurisdiction and to provide confidence and respect.''

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 19:40

[06] PRENDERGAST DUE IN CYPRUS ON TUESDAY

LEFKOSA - U.N. Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast will visit Cyprus on Tuesday to hold consultations with Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sides.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:52

[07] GROSSMAN DUE IN ANKARA ON THURSDAY

ANKARA - A U.S. delegation headed by Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman will visit Ankara on Thursday.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:52

[08] STUDIES ON TRNC'S ADJUSTMENT TO EU START OFFICIALLY

LEFKOSA - Studies on Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)'s adjustment to the European Union (EU) started officially on Monday, as Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sides continued negotiations aiming at finding a solution to Cyprus issue in Cyprus by May 1.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:51

[09] EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT COX ARRIVES IN ANKARA

ANKARA - European Parliament President Pat Cox arrived in Ankara on Monday as the official guest of Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 18:51

[10] VISIT OF MACEDONIAN PRIME MINISTER CRVENKOVSKI TO TURKEY CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF MACEDONIAN PRESIDENT

ANKARA - The visit of Macedonian Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski to Turkey was cancelled on Monday after the death of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:37

[11] IMF OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS ADDITIONAL MEASURES PACKAGE

ANKARA - Economy management and IMF delegation would focus on nearly 1 quadrillion Turkish liras (TL) of measures under the package of additional measures which is expected to reach nearly 7 quadrillion TL, sources said on Monday.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:37

[12] TREASURY SELLS 539-DAY DISCOUNTED DEBENTURE BONDS

ANKARA - Treasury sold 2 quadrillion 907 trillion Turkish liras (TL) of nominal-valued 539-day discounted debenture bonds denominated in TL in an auction on Monday.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 15:36

[13] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL SAYS DEMISE OF MACEDONIAN PRESIDENT A BIG LOSS FOR HIS COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY

ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul signed on Monday condolence book opened in Macedonia's Embassy in Ankara for Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, who died in a plane crash.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:59

[14] IMF DELEGATION MEETS WITH BABACAN AND CANAKCI

ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation headed by Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam has started discussions in Ankara on Monday under the seventh review of the economic program.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:59

[15] DJIBOUTI FOREIGN MINISTER FARAH DUE IN TURKEY

ANKARA - Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Parliamentary Relations Ali Abdi Farah will visit Turkey on Tuesday.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:58

[16] EXPORTS FROM TURKEY INCREASE OVER TO USD 50 BILLION

USAK - Exports from Turkey on 12-month basis as of end of February 2004 increased over to 50 billion U.S. dollars.

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 13:58

[17] WESTON STARTS HIS MEETINGS IN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Thomas Weston, the special coordinator of the U.S. State Department for Cyprus, has started his meetings in Cyprus on Monday

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:13

[18] STATE MINISTER ATALAY RECEIVES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CORRESPONDENTS

ANKARA - State Minister Besir Atalay received an eight-member delegation of the Association of European Parliament Correspondents on Monday

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 12:13

[19] SIXTH-DAY SESSION OF CYPRUS TALKS STARTS

LEFKOSA - The sixth-day session of Cyprus talks started on Monday

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 11:03

[20] ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTER GULER MEETS WITH IRANIAN PETROLEUM MINISTER ZANGANEH AND ENERGY MINISTER BITARAF

TEHRAN - Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler met on Sunday with Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Iranian Energy Minister Habibollah Bitaraf and Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref

01 Mart 2004 Pazartesi -- 11:01

[21] BELGIAN AIRLINES TO START FLIGHTS TO TURKEY

BRUSSELS - Belgian SN Brussels Airlines will start flights to Turkey on Monday.

29 Žubat 2004 Pazar -- 13:32

[22] TUSIAD TO OPEN OFFICE IN PARIS

PARIS - Association of Turkish Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSIAD) will open an office in Paris on March 9.

29 Žubat 2004 Pazar -- 13:31

[23] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS SAYS SINE QUA NONS DEFENDED ON NEGOTIATION TABLE

LEFKOSA - TRNC President Rauf Denktas said on Saturday that sine qua nons were defended on the negotiation table, adding that ''even if we can't achieve any of them, the result will be resorting to referendum.''

29 Žubat 2004 Pazar -- 11:22

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