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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 03-02-21Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''I MET WITH ANNAN IN BRUSSELS. HE TOLD ME THAT A THIRD PLAN HAS BEEN PREPARED''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''I met with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in Brussels three days ago. He told me that a third plan has been prepared.''21.02.2003 [02] U.S. CONGRESS DELEGATION MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER YAKISANKARA - A delegation, comprised of six members of the U.S. Congress House of Representatives, came to Foreign Ministry for a second time on Friday. The delegation is meeting with Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis.21.02.2003 [03] PRIME MINISTER GUL (2): ''RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE IN ANY CASE''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''relations between Turkey and the United States will continue in any case.''21.02.2003 [04] ERDOGAN MEETS WITH U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DELEGATIONANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan received on Friday six-member delegation of U.S. House of Representatives led by Joel Hefley.21.02.2003 [05] PRIME MINISTER GUL: ''WE UNDERSTAND THEIR WORRIES AND THEY UNDERSTAND OUR WORRIES. A RESULT WILL BE REACHED IN THE COMING DAYS''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that consultations between Turkey and the United States were carried out in confidence, friendship, sincerity and by sharing worries, stating that, ''they understand our worries, we understand theirs. A result will be reached in the coming days.''21.02.2003 [06] IRAQI AMBASSADOR SALEH: ''TURKISH PEOPLE ARE AGAINST WAR. GOVERNMENT SHOULD REFLECT WILL OF PEOPLE''ANKARA - Iraqi Ambassador to Turkey Talip Abid Saleh said on Friday that Turkish people were against war, and that the government should reflect will of people. Saleh defended that Turkey would suffer an economic loss, which will be two or three times more in a possible operation, than it had suffered in the Gulf War.21.02.2003 [07] DE SOTO MEETS WITH ILKINANKARA - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy to Cyprus Alvaro de Soto started holding contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.21.02.2003 [08] TALKS BETWEEN TURKISH AND GREEK DELEGATIONS IN ANKARA ENDANKARA - Talks between the Turkish and Greek political directors on issues of security in Cyprus and guarantorship ended.21.02.2003 [09] TUZMEN MEETS WITH KHALILALGIERS - State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Friday, ''we all observe that Turkey has been trying all peace initiatives about the Iraq issue till the end.''21.02.2003 [10] DE SOTO ARRIVES IN ANKARAANKARA - United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's Special Envoy to Cyprus Alvaro de Soto arrived in Ankara on Friday to hold a series of contacts.21.02.2003 [11] GEN.ZORLU SAYS TURKISH ARMED FORCES WAS SUCCESSFUL IN COMMANDING ISAFANKARA - Gen. Hilmi Akin Zorlu said on Friday that Turkish Armed Forces succeeded in commanding International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for eight months.21.02.2003 [12] WELCOMING CEREMONY HELD FOR TURKISH UNITS COMING FROM AFGHANISTANANKARA - Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok decorated Gen. Hilmi Akin Zorlu, and Deputy Commander Gen. Mehmet Emin Alpman with Turkish Armed Forces with the Medal of Meritorious Service. Gen. Zorlu and Alpman successfully commanded the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan for eight months.21.02.2003 [13] OECD BUDGET AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN GEIGER SAYS AMOUNT OF FOREIGN CAPITAL COMING TO TURKEY IS NOT ENOUGHISTANBUL - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Finance, Budget and Entrepreneurship Activities Department Chairman Rainer Geiger said on Friday that amount of foreign capital coming to Turkey was not much, stating that they wanted to examine the reasons of it.21.02.2003 [14] PRIME MINISTER GUL EXPLAINS CONCERNS OF TURKEY TO U.S. DELEGATIONANKARA - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul explained on Friday Turkey's concerns to the U.S. delegation of House of Representatives regarding a possible U.S. operation against Iraq.21.02.2003 [15] UNITED STATES WANTS TO LEND LOAN TO TURKEY UNDER IMF'S SUPERVISIONANKARA - United States wants to lend loan to Turkey under control of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as Turkey will repay high amounts of debts to the IMF.21.02.2003 [16] DE SOTO DUE IN ANKARALEFKOSA/ANKARA - Alvaro De Soto, the special representative of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan left the Greek Cypriot side for Ankara on Friday.21.02.2003 [17] GENERAL BELL VISITS MERSINMERSIN - U.S. Army Forces in Europe Commander General Burwell Bell visited southern province of Mersin on Friday.21.02.2003 [18] PRIME MINISTER GUL SAYS THERE IS MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN TALKS BETWEEN TURKEY AND UNITED STATESISTANBUL - Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday that there was mutual understanding in talks between Turkey and the United States and the negotiations continued with mutual trust and friendship.21.02.2003 [19] IMF DELEGATION TO DISCUSS TAX REFORM WITH ECONOMIC BUREAUCRATSANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will take up tax reform and state economic enterprises in its meeting later in the day with economic bureaucrats.21.02.2003 [20] PEARSON: ''WE HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES''ANKARA - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson said on Friday that they had been continuing to overcome obstacles in negotiations between Turkey and the United States about a possible military action against Iraq.21.02.2003 [21] PRESIDENT SEZER RECEIVES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DELEGATIONANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received on Friday the U.S. House of Representatives delegation.21.02.2003 [22] U.S. CONGRESS DELEGATION MEETS WITH ZIYALANKARA - U.S. delegation headed by Joel Hefley held contacts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.21.02.2003 [23] ZIYAL-PEARSON MEETINGANKARA - The U.S. Ambassador in Ankara Robert Pearson met on Friday with Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal.21.02.2003 [24] SNOW AND COLD WEATHER CONTINUE PARALYZING COUNTRYANKARA - Heavy snowfall and cold weather continue paralyzing daily life and traffic across Turkey.21.02.2003 [25] TURKEY-GREECE NEGOTIATIONS ON CYPRUS START IN ANKARAANKARA - The negotiations between political directors of Turkey and Greece about the security and guarantorship issues in Cyprus started on Friday.21.02.2003 [26] AVALANCHE IN CATAK KILLS ONE PERSONVAN - One person died in an avalanche on Friday in Catak township of eastern Van province. One person was injured and two persons were missing.21.02.2003 [27] BAYKAL: ''WE FOLLOW NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND U.S. WITH CONCERN''ISTANBUL - Deniz Baykal, the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) said on Friday that they followed the negotiations between Turkey and the U.S. with great concern, adding that ''we are sorry as this process turned into a bargaining for money.''21.02.2003 [28] GENERAL STAFF SECRETARIAT GENERAL: ''DEPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN SOLDIERS IN TURKISH TERRITORY WITHOUT A PARLIAMENTARY DECISION IS NOT IN QUESTION''ANKARA - General Secretariat of General Staff said on Friday that the deployment of foreign soldiers and military equipment in Turkish territories without the decision of the parliament was not in question.21.02.2003 [29] NSC TO CONVENE ON FEBRUARY 28ANKARA - National Security Council (NSC) will convene under the chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer on February 28.21.02.2003 [30] AK PARTY LEADER ERDOGAN (2): ''UNITED STATES SHOULD SHOW THE SAME SACRIFICE TURKEY SHOWS FOR IT''ANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday night that the United States had to show the same sacrifice Turkey showed for it.21.02.2003 [31] ERDOGAN: ''COMMITMENTS GIVEN BY UNITED STATES TO TURKEY SHOULD BE SIGNED AT HIGHEST LEVEL''(1)ANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that commitments which were given by the United States to Turkey regarding a possible operation against Iraq should be signed at the highest level and presented to Turkey as a written document and added that they could not accept verbal commitments.21.02.2003 [32] FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIALS: ''IF AN AGREEMENT IS REACHED WITH THE UNITED STATES, MOTION CAN BE SUBMITTED TO PARLIAMENT NEXT WEEK''ANKARA - If an agreement is reached with the United States, the motion on deployment of foreign soldiers in Turkey and sending soldiers abroad can be submitted to the parliament next week.21.02.2003 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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