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Turkish Press Review, 97-04-11
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOPS FOR ALBANIA
[02] TURKEY TO HOST NATO FEMALE OFFICERS' MEETING IN JUNE
[03] GREECE WANTS EXPERTS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS WITH TURKEY
[04] GREECE EXTENDS INVITATION TO PKK LEADER
[05] CEVIK BIR APPEALS ON ATHENS FOR A MILITARY DIALOGUE
[06] PRESIDENT DENKTAS: TALKS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN JUNE
[07] IMF DELEGATION VISITS PM ERBAKAN
[08] TURCO-ISREALI RELATIONS IMPROVE
[09] US FIRM KMR POWER PLANNING ENERGY INVESTMENT IN TURKEY
[10] GOVERNMENT MAKES NEW MOVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[11] DUTCH DELEGATION VISITS ANKARA
[12] TURKISH STATES CONGRESS STARTED
[13] TOURISM WEEK
[14] EXIMBANK EXTENDS TOURISM CREDIT
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
APRIL 11, 1997
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this
morning.
[01] TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOPS FOR ALBANIA
Parliament on Thursday afternoon gave the rubber stamp to efforts to
send Turkish soldiers to Albania while, at the same time Albanian
Deputy Foreign Minister Albert Rakibi was engaged in talks during his
official two-day visit to Ankara. In the most recent developments in
Albania, Turkish Parliament approved the deployment of Turkish troops
within the framework of a multinational peacekeeping force to secure
calm in Albania. The commitment agreed upon was for a three month
period./Hurriyet/
[02] TURKEY TO HOST NATO FEMALE OFFICERS' MEETING IN JUNE
Turkey will host the NATO Female Officers' Meeting at the beginning of
June, a gathering aimed at building cooperation among the female
officers of the organization. While these meetings are held annually,
June's gathering will be the first one in Turkey. The meeting will be
held between June 2-6 in Istanbul's Harbiye Orduevi and numerous
high-level generals, officers from NATO-member countries are expected
to attend./All papers/
[03] GREECE WANTS EXPERTS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS WITH TURKEY
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Yannos Kranidiotis on Wednesday said
Athens favored an exchange of views between academicians on procedural
issues relating to Greek-Turkish disputes, which have long soured
relations between the two NATO members.
A senior official from the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that Turkey
would not reject such a proposal./All papers/
[04] GREECE EXTENDS INVITATION TO PKK LEADER
110 members of the Greek parliament have sent letters to the Greek
cabinet and to local administrations asking that PKK leader Abdullah
Ocalan be officially invited to Athens. Deputy Parliament Speaker
Panayotis Kritikos is also among the said deputies. The letter
calling for PKK leader`s invitation to Athens either by the government
or the mayors of Athens or Tessaloniki, or by a university.
/Milliyet/
[05] CEVIK BIR APPEALS ON ATHENS FOR A MILITARY DIALOGUE
The Second Chief of the General Staff, General Cevik Bir has stated
that he is ready to set up a dialogue with Greece at Chiefs of General
Staff level. Addressing a news conference yesterday in Paris at the
end of a WEU meeting, General Bir said that the Turkish General Staff
was reday to attend a bilateral meeting with Greece as recently
suggested by NATO Military Committee. "However, we have not received
any response from Greece yet," Bir noted. /Hurriyet/
[06] PRESIDENT DENKTAS: TALKS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN JUNE
Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas, said on Thursday that
face-to-face talks with Greek Cyprus President Glafkos Clerides might
take place within the next few months. After a closed session held
with the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Denktas said that a meeting
could take place by the summer - around June. He added that Turkish
side hopes direct talks could resume by June at a venue to be proposed
by Annan - either in Geneva or New York or somewhere else./All papers/
[07] IMF DELEGATION VISITS PM ERBAKAN
Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan received IMF delegation at the Prime
Ministry on Thursday. During the visit, Erbakan said that Turkey was
one of the five or six countries that could improve its economy by
itself. Head of the IMF delegation, Martin Hardy, said the committee
attached great importance to relations with Turkey and that they were
pleased to have the opportunity to talk with the prime
minister./Hurriyet/
[08] TURCO-ISREALI RELATIONS IMPROVE
The economic dimension of the Strategic Dialogue Accord agreed by
Turkey and Israel one and a half year ago has been reinforced during
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy's visit to Ankara. The Parliament
passed last week a bilateral free trde agreement. In this way,
concrete steps to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation were taken
up. /Cumhuriyet/
[09] US FIRM KMR POWER PLANNING ENERGY INVESTMENT IN TURKEY
Independent U.S. power company KMR Power Crop. is planning to invest
in power projects in energy-hungry Turkey, where power demand rises at
an annual rate of 11 perecnt. The company president said: "We are
committed to Turkey for a long term. Turkey is one of the top three
countries we are interested in. It has all the ingredients of the
emerging giants." Company President George Kappaz said KMR planned
other investments in Turkey, which has a power shortage of 2.5 billion
kilowatt-hours this year. He added: "Turkey needs to invest $ 3 to $
4 billion every year for power plant projects. So there is a big
potential for investment here."/All papers/
[10] GOVERNMENT MAKES NEW MOVE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The True Path Party (DYP) - Welfare Party (RP) coalition government
has taken a new step towards eliminating human rights violations in
Turkey. State Minister Lutfu Esengun announced that a Higher Board of
Human Rights Coordination had been established, saying that the board
would be a positive factor in reducing human rights abuse. At a press
conference in Parliament, Esengun announced that the new board of
would be composed of himself as State Minister and the
undersecretaries of Justice, Foreign and Interior Ministries, with the
undersecretary of the Prime Ministry coordinating group's activities.
The board will be given executive powers and will be able to make
recommendations to other public bodies. Esengun denied that the
board's powers would lead to confusuion among various state agencies.
He announced that individuals and nongovernmental organizations would
be eligible to file complaints of alleged human rights violations with
the board, which would also be able to draft legislation as it deems
necessary. /Cumhuriyet/
[11] DUTCH DELEGATION VISITS ANKARA
A high-level delegation from the Dutch Foreign Ministry had official
contacts in Ankara yesterday. During the discusions between Turkish
and Dutch officials, Partnership Council meeting scheduled for April
29 and Turco-Greek disagreements were taken in hand. The Dutch
Foreign Minister is presently acting also as the EU Term President.
/Cumhuriyet/
[12] TURKISH STATES CONGRESS STARTED
The fifth Congress of Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation of the
Turkish States started Thursday, and will continue until April 13.
President Suleyman Demirel will attend the congress, organized by the
foundation for Friendship, Brotherhood and Cooperation of the Turkish
States and Federation (TUDEV). About 600-700 delegates are expected
to participate in the congress, which started in Istanbul./Hurriyet/
[13] TOURISM WEEK
Tourism week will be celebrated between 15-22 April. The Ambassadors
of England, Germany and Russia in Turkey will be presented shields
during the Tourism week because most of the tourists visiting Turkey
last year came from these countries.
The week will officially be opened on April 16 in Istanbul at Lutfi
Kirdar Congress Centre. Deputy Prime Minister Tansu Çiller, ministers
and parliamentarians will attend the night. /Sabah/
[14] EXIMBANK EXTENDS TOURISM CREDIT
Tourism entreprenuers increasing Turkish foreign exchange reserves
will be rewarded by the Turkish Eximbank. Eximbank officials
announced that they will extend credits to tourism agencies that have
ensured the entry of $1 million or more in foreign currency to Turkey.
/Cumhuriyet/
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