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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 04-05-28

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CONTENTS

  • [01] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN ADDRESSES STUDENTS AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY (2)
  • [02] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN ADDRESSES STUDENTS AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY (1)
  • [03] ERDOGAN MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF TURKISH-BRITISH CHAMBER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
  • [04] ERDOGAN MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF TURKISH-BRITISH CHAMBER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
  • [05] DUTCH CROWN PRINCE DEPARTS FROM TURKEY
  • [06] TURKISH POLICE CONFISCATE 70.5 KG OF HEROIN AND 33 KG OF HASHISH
  • [07] IMF DELEGATION TO COME TO TURKEY ON JUNE 3 FOR DISCUSSIONS ON 8TH REVIEW
  • [08] MINIMUM WAGE FIXING COMMISSION CONVENES
  • [09] TURKISH PRESIDENT PARTIALLY VETOES YOK LAW
  • [10] TALAT RECEIVES BELQUEZIZ
  • [11] TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC RETURNS FROM MOROCCO TO TURKEY
  • [12] TUZMEN: ''POVERTY IS MAIN REASON FOR INCIDENTS IN MIDDLE EAST''
  • [13] OIC SECRETARY GENERAL IN TRNC
  • [14] BABACAN CONGRATULATES GERMAN PRESIDENT KOEHLER BY PHONE
  • [15] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN DUE TO NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM
  • [16] PUK LEADER DUE IN ANKARA
  • [17] DUTCH CROWN PRINCE VISITS HISTORICAL PLACES IN ISTANBUL
  • [18] PRESIDENT SEZER DUE TO POLAND
  • [19] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN LONDON
  • [20] OIC DELEGATION TO LAUNCH INITIATIVE IN UNITED STATES TO REVIVE ROAD MAP PROCESS BETWEEN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL
  • [21] GUL SAYS DEMANDS OUTSIDE DECA ARE NOT MET POSITIVELY BY TURKEY
  • [22] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS OIC SECRETARY GENERAL
  • [23] SIXTH MEETING OF COUNTRIES NEIGHBOR TO IRAQ MAY BE HELD IN TURKEY
  • [24] TURKEY CONTINUES INITIATIVES TO END ISOLATION OF TRNC
  • [25] BULGARIA HANDS OVER 16 TURKISH FISHERMEN AFTER 24 DAYS OF DETENTION
  • [26] BELORUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TURKISH STATE MINISTER
  • [27] TURKEY AND BELARUS SIGN JEC PROTOCOL IN ANKARA
  • [28] FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN STARTS HIS MEETINGS IN NEW YORK
  • [29] BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS TURKISH-BULGARIAN COOPERATION IN MILITARY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY WILL OPEN NEW HORIZONS
  • [30] TURKEY TO SEND THREE HELICOPTERS AND PERSONNEL TO AFGHANISTAN
  • [31] TRNC REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDS YES FOR EUROPE MEETING FOR FIRST TIME
  • [32] SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE 59 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
  • [33] POLICE DETAIN 23 PEOPLE ON CHARGES OF BEING RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBER
  • [34] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DROP BY USD 274 MILLION
  • [35] FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DROP TO USD 67.2 BILLION
  • [36] TURKEY REPAYS USD 1.6 BILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN MAY 3-26
  • [37] BANKS' CREDIT VOLUME RISES BY 1.8 QUADRILLION TL
  • [38] REPO TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN BANKS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS DROP
  • [39] SECURITIES ACCOUNT AT BANKS RISES BY 866.9 TRILLION TURKISH LIRAS
  • [40] OIC SECRETARY GENERAL ARRIVES IN TURKEY
  • [41] TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALAT SENDS LETTER TO VERHEUGEN
  • [42] GENERAL BASBUG: ''SECULARISM IS THE MAIN DRIVING FORCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY''
  • [43] TRNC FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMED AS STATE GUEST IN PAKISTAN
  • [44] GENERAL BASBUG: ''WE RECEIVED SOME REQUESTS FROM UNITED STATES''
  • [45] TALAT SAYS END OF ISOLATION OF DEPENDS ON ANNAN'S REPORT
  • [46] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TSK UNITS WILL STAY IN NORTHERN IRAQ''
  • [47] GENERAL BASBUG: ''WE CANNOT MAKE ANY CONCESSION FROM OUR LEGAL AND VITAL INTERESTS IN AEGEAN''
  • [48] BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS FENER GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCH IN ISTANBUL
  • [49] GENERAL BASBUG: ''RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MIDDLE EAST HAVE INCREASED IMPORTANCE OF CYPRUS FOR TURKEY''
  • [50] TURKISH DEPUTY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF SAYS UNITED STATES IS OBLIGED TO COOPERATE WITH WORLD COUNTRIES AS MUCH AS IT IS OBLIGED TO
  • [51] POLICE CONFISCATE 15 KG HASHISH IN ADANA
  • [52] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TSK PAYS CAREFUL ATTENTION TO MAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO TURKEY'S EU PROCESS''
  • [53] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES MARTYNOV
  • [54] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TERRORISM IS THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY''
  • [55] BASBUG: ''IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE REGION TO REACH STABILITY BEFORE FINDING A SOLUTION TO ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN DISPUTE''
  • [56] GENERAL BASBUG: ''CONTINUATION OF NATO'S SUPPORT TO AFGHANISTAN IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN REGARD TO FUTURE OF BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND NATO''
  • [57] DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS TURKISH NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTER
  • [58] GENERAL STAFF HOLDS SYMPOSIUM ON ''TURKEY, NATO AND EU''

  • [01] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN ADDRESSES STUDENTS AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY (2)

    LONDON - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, ''now, Turkey is closer to the European Union (EU) membership than ever.''

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma - 23:21

    [02] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN ADDRESSES STUDENTS AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY (1)

    LONDON - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, ''national and international interests of Turkey, Greece and Cyprus entail them to co-operate with each other.''

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma - 23:02

    [03] ERDOGAN MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF TURKISH-BRITISH CHAMBER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

    LONDON - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is currently in Britain for a three day visit, met on Friday with members of Turkish-British Chamber of Trade and Industry in London.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma - 18:24

    [04] ERDOGAN MEETS WITH MEMBERS OF TURKISH-BRITISH CHAMBER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

    LONDON - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is currently in Britain for a three day visit, met on Friday with members of Turkish-British Chamber of Trade and Industry in London.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 16:22

    [05] DUTCH CROWN PRINCE DEPARTS FROM TURKEY

    ISTANBUL - Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander and his wife Princess Maxima departed from Turkey on Friday.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 16:21

    [06] TURKISH POLICE CONFISCATE 70.5 KG OF HEROIN AND 33 KG OF HASHISH

    ISTANBUL - Turkish police confiscated 70.5 kg of heroin and 33 kg of hashish in Istanbul and northwestern Bursa province, narcotic directorate said on Friday.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 16:21

    [07] IMF DELEGATION TO COME TO TURKEY ON JUNE 3 FOR DISCUSSIONS ON 8TH REVIEW

    ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation headed by Turkey Desk Chief Reza Moghadam will come to Turkey on June 3 for discussion on the eighth review of the IMF-backed economic program.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 16:21

    [08] MINIMUM WAGE FIXING COMMISSION CONVENES

    ANKARA - The Minimum Wage Fixing Commission held its first meeting on Friday to set the new minimum wage which will be valid as of July 1, 2004.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 16:20

    [09] TURKISH PRESIDENT PARTIALLY VETOES YOK LAW

    ANKARA - Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer partially vetoed the Law on Amendments to Higher Education Board (YOK) Law and the Higher Education Personnel Law, Presidential Press Center said on Friday. A statement of the Presidential Press Center said that Sezer returned the law to the Turkish parliament for reconsideration of first, fifth, sixth and seventh articles under the Articles 89 and 104 of the Constitution.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 13:23

    [10] TALAT RECEIVES BELQUEZIZ

    LEFKOSA - Mehmet Ali Talat, the Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), received Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Abdul Wahed Belqeziz on Friday.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 13:21

    [11] TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC RETURNS FROM MOROCCO TO TURKEY

    ANKARA - Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc returned from Morocco to Turkey on Friday.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 13:20

    [12] TUZMEN: ''POVERTY IS MAIN REASON FOR INCIDENTS IN MIDDLE EAST''

    GAZIANTEP - Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Friday that poverty was the main reason for incidents in the Middle East

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 12:51

    [13] OIC SECRETARY GENERAL IN TRNC

    LEFKOSA - Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Abdelouahed Belkeziz came to Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) as the official guest of TRNC President Rauf Denktas on Friday.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 12:50

    [14] BABACAN CONGRATULATES GERMAN PRESIDENT KOEHLER BY PHONE

    ANKARA - Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan called Horst Koehler, the new German President on Friday to congratulate him for his new post.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 12:50

    [15] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN DUE TO NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM

    ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would pay an official visit to the Netherlands between June 15-17, sources said on Friday.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 12:50

    [16] PUK LEADER DUE IN ANKARA

    ANKARA - Patriotic Union of Iraqi Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani was expected to come to Ankara in June, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Friday.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 12:07

    [17] DUTCH CROWN PRINCE VISITS HISTORICAL PLACES IN ISTANBUL

    ISTANBUL - Dutch Crown Prince Alexander and his wife Princess Maxima visited on Friday historical and touristic places in Istanbul. Prince Alexander and Princes Maxima of the Netherlands visited Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque, Yerebatan Cistern and Hagia Sophia Museum.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 11:41

    [18] PRESIDENT SEZER DUE TO POLAND

    ANKARA - Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer will pay an official visit to Poland between May 31 and June 2 upon formal invitation of Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 11:28

    [19] TURKISH PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN LONDON

    LONDON - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in London, Britain early on Friday to have meetings with politicians, citizens and academicians.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 10:09

    [20] OIC DELEGATION TO LAUNCH INITIATIVE IN UNITED STATES TO REVIVE ROAD MAP PROCESS BETWEEN PALESTINE AND ISRAEL

    WASHINGTON - A delegation of ministers from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member nations including Turkey would hold meetings next week at the United Nations in New York and in Washington, the United States with the aim to revive the ''road map'' process between Palestine and Israel, sources said.

    28 Mayıs 2004 Cuma -- 09:47

    [21] GUL SAYS DEMANDS OUTSIDE DECA ARE NOT MET POSITIVELY BY TURKEY

    ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul has said that demands outside the framework of the U.S. Defense and Economic Cooperation Agreement (DECA) were not met positively by Turkey.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:52

    [22] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS OIC SECRETARY GENERAL

    ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul met on Thursday with Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Abdelouahed Belkeziz in Ankara.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:52

    [23] SIXTH MEETING OF COUNTRIES NEIGHBOR TO IRAQ MAY BE HELD IN TURKEY

    ANKARA - Holding the sixth meeting of countries neighbor to Iraq as a part of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul in June was getting more possible each passing day, sources said on Thursday.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:32

    [24] TURKEY CONTINUES INITIATIVES TO END ISOLATION OF TRNC

    ANKARA - Turkey continued initiatives to end isolation of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and to improve relations of TRNC with Islam countries, sources said on Thursday.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:31

    [25] BULGARIA HANDS OVER 16 TURKISH FISHERMEN AFTER 24 DAYS OF DETENTION

    KIRKLARELI - Bulgaria handed over 16 Turkish fishermen who were kept in detention for 24 days on charges of violating Bulgarian territorial waters but two Turkish fishing boats and their captains are still kept detainees, sources said on Thursday

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:27

    [26] BELORUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS TURKISH STATE MINISTER

    ANKARA - Belorussian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov visited on Thursday Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:27

    [27] TURKEY AND BELARUS SIGN JEC PROTOCOL IN ANKARA

    ANKARA - Turkey and Belarus signed on Thursday protocol of Fourth Term Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Meeting in Turkish capital Ankara.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:04

    [28] FINANCE MINISTER UNAKITAN STARTS HIS MEETINGS IN NEW YORK

    NEW YORK - Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan has started his meetings in New York, the United States. Unakitan started meeting with leading finance and investor groups and organizations in New York early on Thursday and he informed high-level officials of these groups on privatization program in Turkey

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 18:03

    [29] BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS TURKISH-BULGARIAN COOPERATION IN MILITARY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY WILL OPEN NEW HORIZONS

    ISTANBUL - Turkish-Bulgarian cooperation in military manufacturing industry within the framework of NATO would open new horizons between the two countries, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi said on Thursday.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 17:48

    [30] TURKEY TO SEND THREE HELICOPTERS AND PERSONNEL TO AFGHANISTAN

    ANKARA - Three helicopters and 56 flight and maintenance personnel were charged to serve International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, Turkish General Staff said on Thursday.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 17:47

    [31] TRNC REPRESENTATIVE ATTENDS YES FOR EUROPE MEETING FOR FIRST TIME

    ISTANBUL - Association of Young Turkish Cypriot Businessmen (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus-TRNC GIAD) representative attended for the first time a meeting of the Executive Committee of the European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs (YES for Europe) which is the only accredited organ that presents European young entrepreneurs' opinions and proposals to the Council of Europe.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 17:24

    [32] SECURITY FORCES CAPTURE 59 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

    EDIRNE/VAN - Security forces captured 59 illegal immigrants in northwestern province of Edirne and eastern province of Van.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 17:13

    [33] POLICE DETAIN 23 PEOPLE ON CHARGES OF BEING RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBER

    ISTANBUL - Police detained 23 people in an operation in Istanbul on charges of ''being members of radical Islamic terrorist organization''.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 16:43

    [34] FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES DROP BY USD 274 MILLION

    ANKARA - Foreign exchange reserves of the Central Bank dropped by 274 million U.S. dollars between May 14-21, 2004.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 16:37

    [35] FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS DROP TO USD 67.2 BILLION

    ANKARA - Foreign exchange deposit accounts at banks with letter of credit and super foreign exchange accounts fell 686 million U.S. dollars to 67 billion 235 million U.S. dollars between May 7 and 14, 2004.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 16:16

    [36] TURKEY REPAYS USD 1.6 BILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN MAY 3-26

    ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 1 billion 67.06 million U.S. dollars in foreign debt between May 3 and 26, 2004.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 16:02

    [37] BANKS' CREDIT VOLUME RISES BY 1.8 QUADRILLION TL

    ANKARA - Banks' credit volume rose 1 quadrillion 822.6 trillion Turkish liras (TL) to 71 quadrillion 310.4 trillion TL between May 7 and 14 2004.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 15:20

    [38] REPO TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN BANKS AND THEIR CUSTOMERS DROP

    ANKARA - Repo transactions between banks and their customers dropped by 377.2 trillion Turkish liras (TL) between May 14 and 21, 2004

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 15:02

    [39] SECURITIES ACCOUNT AT BANKS RISES BY 866.9 TRILLION TURKISH LIRAS

    ANKARA - The securities account at banks rose 866.9 trillion Turkish Liras (TL) to 62 quadrillion 276.6 trillion TL on May 14, 2004.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 15:02

    [40] OIC SECRETARY GENERAL ARRIVES IN TURKEY

    ISTANBUL - Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Abdelouahed Belkeziz arrived in Turkey on Thursday to hold several meetings

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:57

    [41] TRNC PRIME MINISTER TALAT SENDS LETTER TO VERHEUGEN

    LEFKOSA - Mehmet Ali Talat, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said that Turkish Cypriot people hoped that a new period would be opened with the measures that would be taken by the European Union (EU) Commission

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:57

    [42] GENERAL BASBUG: ''SECULARISM IS THE MAIN DRIVING FORCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN TURKEY''

    ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''secularism is the main driving force in development of democracy in Turkey. The principle of secularism is the milestone of all values forming the Republic of Turkey.'

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:57

    [43] TRNC FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMED AS STATE GUEST IN PAKISTAN

    LEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas was welcomed as a state guest in Pakistan on Thursday

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:56

    [44] GENERAL BASBUG: ''WE RECEIVED SOME REQUESTS FROM UNITED STATES''

    ISTANBUL - General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said that they had received several requests from the United States

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:56

    [45] TALAT SAYS END OF ISOLATION OF DEPENDS ON ANNAN'S REPORT

    LEFKOSA - End of isolation of Turkish Cypriots depended on United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan's report expected to be presented to the UN Security Council in the following week, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat said on Thursday

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:55

    [46] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TSK UNITS WILL STAY IN NORTHERN IRAQ''

    ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''in line with Turkey's security requirements, Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) units will stay in the region as long as presence of the terrorist organization in northern Iraq continues.'

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:55

    [47] GENERAL BASBUG: ''WE CANNOT MAKE ANY CONCESSION FROM OUR LEGAL AND VITAL INTERESTS IN AEGEAN''

    ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''we cannot make any concession from our legal and vital interests in the Aegean.''

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:44

    [48] BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS FENER GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCH IN ISTANBUL

    ISTANBUL - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Pasi visited on Thursday Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:34

    [49] GENERAL BASBUG: ''RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MIDDLE EAST HAVE INCREASED IMPORTANCE OF CYPRUS FOR TURKEY''

    ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East have increased importance of Cyprus for Turkey in regard to security of kinsmen living on the island and Turkey's national interests.''

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:22

    [50] TURKISH DEPUTY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF SAYS UNITED STATES IS OBLIGED TO COOPERATE WITH WORLD COUNTRIES AS MUCH AS IT IS OBLIGED TO LEAD THE WORLD TO FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL TERRORISM

    ISTANBUL - The United States is obliged to cooperate with world countries as much as it is obliged to lead the world to solve problems like global terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and nuclear weapons, Turkish Deputy Chief of General Staff Ilker Basbug said on Thursday.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 14:06

    [51] POLICE CONFISCATE 15 KG HASHISH IN ADANA

    ADANA - Police confiscated 15 kilograms of hashish and detained 6 people in an operation in southern province of Adana.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:58

    [52] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TSK PAYS CAREFUL ATTENTION TO MAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO TURKEY'S EU PROCESS''

    ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) pays careful attention to make constructive contributions to Turkey's European Union (EU) process.''

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:54

    [53] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES MARTYNOV

    ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov of Belarus.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:42

    [54] GENERAL BASBUG: ''TERRORISM IS THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT AGAINST PEACE AND SECURITY''

    ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''the whole world has realized that terrorism is the most serious threat against peace and security in our age.''

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:17

    [55] BASBUG: ''IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE REGION TO REACH STABILITY BEFORE FINDING A SOLUTION TO ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN DISPUTE''

    ISTANBUL - Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug said on Thursday that it was not possible for the region to reach stability before finding a solution to Israeli-Palestinian dispute.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:02

    [56] GENERAL BASBUG: ''CONTINUATION OF NATO'S SUPPORT TO AFGHANISTAN IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN REGARD TO FUTURE OF BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND NATO''

    ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Deputy Chief General Ilker Basbug has said, ''continuation of NATO's support to Afghanistan and success of NATO's mission in this country are of great importance in regard to future of both Afghanistan and the Alliance.''

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:02

    [57] DUTCH DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS TURKISH NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTER

    ANKARA - Dutch Minister of Defense Henk Kamp visited on Thursday Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul.

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 13:02

    [58] GENERAL STAFF HOLDS SYMPOSIUM ON ''TURKEY, NATO AND EU''

    ISTANBUL - Turkish General Staff Chief General Hilmi Ozkok has said, ''when we examine regions of crisis in which stability could not be provided, we see that Turkey is located in close proximity to those regions. Turkey has a quite significant position. Turkey's position and proximity to those regions constitute a significant chance for the international society.''

    27 Mayıs 2004 Perşembe -- 11:41


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