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Turkish Press Review, 98-05-12

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

12.05.98

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


CONTENTS

  • [01] TURKEY BLOCKS RUSSIAN PLAN
  • [02] DEMIREL ADDRESSES ECO MEETING
  • [03] ANKARA DENIES CHANGE IN S-300 POLICY
  • [04] WEU MEETING CONTINUES IN RHODES
  • [05] BEWILDERING WORDS FROM PANGALOS
  • [06] COOK TO VISIT TURKEY
  • [07] HARDY: A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED
  • [08] AWARD FOR SURMELI
  • [09] POOR TREATMENT FOR TURKISH AMBASSADOR IN US
  • [10] EUROPEAN QUALITY CHAMPIONS IN ISTANBUL
  • [11] HEROIN WORTH OF TL 10 TRILLION SEIZED
  • [12] 112 PKK TERRORISTS KILLED
  • [13] RUSSIAN PRESS DISCUSSES RUSSIA'S TRICKS OVER CYPRUS
  • [14] RECONSTRUCTION OF BOSNIA
  • [15] STATE MINISTER LEAVES FOR US

  • [01] TURKEY BLOCKS RUSSIAN PLAN

    Turkey prevented yesterday a Russian attempt to change Turkey's straits policy at the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Safety Committee meeting in London. Turkey also promoted the new safety systems to be used in the Istanbul and Canakkale Straits. Prime Ministerial Advisor Guven Erkaya, chaired the Turkish delegation at the meeting and said that Turkey was improving its Vessel Traffic System (VTS) to ensure safety in the Straits, adding that the system will include nightvision cameras, radar, a Positioning System, direction-finders and similar measures. The IMO meeting will end on May 20. /Milliyet/

    [02] DEMIREL ADDRESSES ECO MEETING

    President Suleyman Demirel yesterday addressed at the 5th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan, saying that ECO meetings confirm the real solidarity and mutual dependency between the 10 states. The summit ended with the signing of all "Almaty declaration". More focus on the fields of strategy for economic cooperation, trade, transportation, communications and energy was agreed to at the summit. The next ECO summit will be held in Bishkek in 2000.

    President Suleyman Demirel had the opportunity to meet with member country presidents, including Iranian President Muhammed Khatemi and Afghanistan President Burhaneddin Rabbani. /Milliyet/

    [03] ANKARA DENIES CHANGE IN S-300 POLICY

    Ankara denied on Monday Greek reports that Greece had agreed to deploy controversial Russian-made S-300 missiles in Crete instead of in Greek Cyprus following talks with Turkey. Foreign Ministry spokesman Sermet Atacanli said yesterday that Turkey's stance on the issue has not changed. He also protested against remarks by Greek Foreign Minister Iannakis Cassoulides who said there was nothing suprising about the Greek position regarding PKK. Atacanli said that the Greek statement that there had been no court decision to outlaw the PKK was not true. /Milliyet/

    [04] WEU MEETING CONTINUES IN RHODES

    Foreign and Defense Ministers from 28 European Countries met on the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday to discuss the turmoil in the Balkans, including Kosovo. It is expected that Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Sezgin, who participated in the meetings, will meet with his Greek counterpart. Before the meetings, Sezgin met at the Turkish Consulate with a group of Turks living on Rhodes and later visited historical sites dating from time to of the Ottoman Empire. Sezgin will return home on Tuesday.

    NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana will reportedly offer a new package of confidence building measures for both the Turkish and Greek sides. /Milliyet/

    [05] BEWILDERING WORDS FROM PANGALOS

    Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos said at a meeting of the Western European Union (WEU) in Rhodes yesterday that Turkey had assumed a "contructive stance" in the WEU. Pangalos noted that Defense Minister Ismet Sezgin, attending the meeting on behalf of Turkey, stated that he was against of an application of the Greek Cypriot Administration for becoming a WEU partner and pointed out that the Greek Cypriot Administration could not represent the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). /Sabah/

    [06] COOK TO VISIT TURKEY

    British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, whose country holds the current European Union (EU) term presidency, will visit Turkey on May 19 in order to improve the strained relations between Turkey and the EU, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Sermet Atacanli said, however, that the government's decision to freeze political dialogue with the EU stands. Adding that it was up to the EU to take steps to improve relations, Atacanli said that Cyprus would be one of the many issues taken-up at the talks.

    Cook is also expected to try to convince Turkey to attend a regular Turkey-EU meeting, scheduled for May 25. /Milliyet/

    [07] HARDY: A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED

    Chief of the IMF Turkish Desk, Martin Hardy, said yesterday that there was no single way to reduce the rate of inflation in Turkey and that a comprehensive programme had to be implemented. Turkish State Minister Isin Celebi, IMF Executive Director Willy Kiekens and Chief of the Turkish Desk Martin Hardy held a meeting yesterday. Replying to the questions of journalists following the meeting, Taner said that the materialization of a social security reform was not easy and that a new strategy should be determined initially. He added that all parties at the assembly should support a draft to be prepared to that end. Taner also noted that the agricultural sector should be opened up to world competition. /Hurriyet/

    [08] AWARD FOR SURMELI

    Deputy President of Anatolian University Prof.Fevzi Surmeli has been presented with the "State Honour and Merit Medal" by Ambassador Daniel Lequertier on behalf of France for his contributions to the development of civil aviation cooperation between Turkey and France. The award ceremony was held at Anatolian University yesterday. Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Surmeli said: "I would like to thank French President Jacques Chirac and the French Ambassador wholeheartedly". /Hurriyet/

    [09] POOR TREATMENT FOR TURKISH AMBASSADOR IN US

    US President Bill Clinton has still not given an appointment to Turkey's new Ambassador to Washington Baki Ilkin for the presentation of his letter of credentials. Turkey's former Ambassador to Washington Nuzhet Kandemir was also obliged to wait for nearly one month to present his letter of credentials to the then US President George Bush. /Hurriyet/

    [10] EUROPEAN QUALITY CHAMPIONS IN ISTANBUL

    "Quality leaders" will come to Istanbul to participate in a "Winners Conference" organized by the European Foundation of Quality Management (EFQM). The conference, to be attended by the winners of the 1997 European Quality Awards, will be held on May 15. /Hurriyet/

    [11] HEROIN WORTH OF TL 10 TRILLION SEIZED

    The Narcotics Department of the Istanbul Security Office has seized 216 kg of heroin and 800 gr of opium found in a truck. It is reported that the market value of the drug confiscated in the truck coming from Pakistan via Turkey to Germany totals TL 10 trillion. /Sabah/

    [12] 112 PKK TERRORISTS KILLED

    The "Murat Operation" being carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces against the PKK terrorist organization is continuing in a region including the provinces of Diyarbakir, Bitlis, Bingol and Mus. War planes and helicopters are also supporting the operation during which 112 PKK terrorists have so far been killed. /Sabah/

    [13] RUSSIAN PRESS DISCUSSES RUSSIA'S TRICKS OVER CYPRUS

    Over the last few days, Russian newspaper editorials have been suggesting that peace proposals for Cyprus made by the Russian government are in fact "tricky". Russia has been making disarmament proposals which are not acceptable in current circumstances because Russia wants to show the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as "uncompromising" so that it can sell S-300 missiles to the Southern Cyprus Administration without being seen as responsible for the crisis. /Milliyet/

    [14] RECONSTRUCTION OF BOSNIA

    During the current fourth International Contribution Conference, staged for the re-construction of Bosnia, Turkey has promised to give a $20 million Eximbank credit by the end of this year. A Foreign Ministry statement said besides the $20 million Eximbank credit, a $15 million "risk insurance facility" was extended. Five million of the total will be short term and $10 million will be medium term. A total of $1.25 billion in aid was promised during the meeting from the participant countries, the Anatolia news agency reported.

    [15] STATE MINISTER LEAVES FOR US

    Salih Yildirim, State Minister, said on Sunday that the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), which is a giant development project, is not only on the agenda of all Turkey, but also of the world. Yildirim, accompanied by a delegation including Aydin Arslan, Governor of the State of Emergency Region, left for the US for a 10-day visit, the Anatolia news agency reported.
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