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Turkish Press Review, 98-03-27

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From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>

27.03.98

Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning


CONTENTS

  • [01] PM YILMAZ TO VISIT ROMANIA
  • [02] COHEN TO VISIT TURKEY IN APRIL
  • [03] CEM TO GO TO TRNC
  • [04] CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR
  • [05] PRIVATIZATION OF IS BANK
  • [06] PKK FLAG IN ITALIAN PARLIAMENT
  • [07] FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT ON OCALAN
  • [08] SILK ROAD REVIVED
  • [09] TOBB's SUCCESS CELEBRATED AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
  • [10] GSM LICENSE TRANSFERS FINALIZED
  • [11] US SUPPORT FOR BAKU-CEYHAN PIPELINE

  • [01] PM YILMAZ TO VISIT ROMANIA

    Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz will pay an official visit to Romania between April 2 and 3, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. Yilmaz's visit to Romania will be the first Prime Ministerial-level official meeting in 12 years. Prime Minister Yilmaz and his Romanian counterpart are expected to exchange views on the recent developments in the Balkans and on the international issues.

    [02] COHEN TO VISIT TURKEY IN APRIL

    US Secretary of Defense, William Cohen, will visit Turkey on 17-18 April. It is reported that during his visit, Cohen will convey a message from US President Bill Clinton to Turkish President Suleyman Demirel. It is expected that during Cohen's two-day contacts, defense cooperation, recent developments in Kosovo and the Balkans, Bosnia, Turkish-Greek relations will be taken up. /Hurriyet/

    [03] CEM TO GO TO TRNC

    Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem will go to Lefkose on 30 March to attend preliminary meetings of the Turkish-Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Association Council. The first meeting of the Turkish-TRNC Association Council to be attended by Turkish Cypriot Ministers and Deputies will be held in Ankara on 31 March. Meanwhile, Turkish President Suleyman Demirel will pay an official visit to the TRNC in May. /Hurriyet/

    [04] CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR

    The clocks will be set ahead one hour at 1 a.m. early Sunday for summer time. With this implementation, it is expected that 500 million kilowatt/hr of energy will be saved this year. /Hurriyet_

    [05] PRIVATIZATION OF IS BANK

    Head of the Privatization Administration, Ugur Bayar, held a press conference yesterday evening and noted that 12.3 % public shares of the Is Bank would be privatized. Bayar said that preliminary registration for the sale would begin on 15 April. /Milliyet/

    [06] PKK FLAG IN ITALIAN PARLIAMENT

    A group of Italian parliamentarians from the Greens and Communist Party hoisted PKK flag in the Parliament to protest the detention of an Italian who had participated in the Newruz celebrations in Diyarbakir last week. Alfredo Biondi, Speaker of the Parliament, described the incident as a "funny propaganda demonstration". /Cumhuriyet/

    [07] FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT ON OCALAN

    Foreign Ministry officials stated they sent a note to the Syrian administration to hand over PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan to Turkey in 1996. The note said: "Turkey asks Syria to halt PKK activities within its territories and judge those who attended these activities. Syria should hand over Ocalan supporters to Turkey."

    Turkish officials stressed that Syria should attach more importance to the issue.

    In their response, Syrian officials denied that PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan was in Syria and added they announced PKK as an outlawed organization.

    Regarding Syria-Turkey relations, President Suleyman Demirel said that Syria should not support PKK in no way at all; thus, Turkey and Syria could resolve other problems between them through negotiations. /Milliyet/

    [08] SILK ROAD REVIVED

    The bidding process for the construction of the Kars-Tbilisi Railway, which is planned to follow what is known as the Silk Road, will be completed on April 28, 1998. It was revealed that many foreign and Turkish companies were interested in this project and were preparing bids. The project is being carried out by the State Railways (TCDD) for the Ministry of Transportation. /Milliyet/

    [09] TOBB's SUCCESS CELEBRATED AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE

    Yesterday, a ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace due to the achievement of the ISO 9002 certificate by the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB).

    During the ceremony, a multivision exhibition, illustrating Turkish provinces in detail, was presented and a concert by a chorus of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) was held. /Milliyet/

    [10] GSM LICENSE TRANSFERS FINALIZED

    Today the Ministry of Communications and Turkish communication giants Turcell and Telsim will sign a GSM license transfer agreement for the privatization of cellular phone services. $1 billion will be raised from the agreement. Communication Minister Necdet Menzir said that this was the biggest privatization step undertaken by the government so far. /Sabah/

    [11] US SUPPORT FOR BAKU-CEYHAN PIPELINE

    US Ambassador to Ankara Mark Parris said that the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline was the most suitable alternative for the transportation of Azeri oil to world markets. Parris stressed that the project was to the benefit of both Turkey and the other countries in the region. /Sabah/
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