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Turkish Press Review, 96-11-01
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] CILLER CONDEMNS IRAQ
[02] KURDS BURY HATCHET IN ANKARA
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1, 1996
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning
[01] CILLER CONDEMNS IRAQ
Foreign Minister Ciller said yesterday that the attitudes of the
Iraq administration were astonishing in that Iraq was trying to
blame Turkey for the problems in the troubled northern regions of
Iraq.
Ciller, in a note to Secretary General of the UN, Boutros Ghali,
said that Turkey had done all that was possible to preserve
stability in the region, and that the UN should work to remove
negative responses to Turkey's efforts. She also noted that
Turkey was still waiting for UN initiatives to cancel out
Turkey's losses stemming from the Gulf war. /Sabah/
[02] KURDS BURY HATCHET IN ANKARA
Iraq's rival Kurdish groups yesterday agreed to end their bloody
internal strife and cooperate in a regional administration
following two days of talks held in Ankara under the
co-sponsorship of the US, Turkey and Britain. They also agreed to
crackdown on Turkish Kurdish separatists in their enclave in
northern Iraq while Ankara secured the closure of a UN-run
refugee camp believed to be har
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