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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 03-06-19Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] PASSAGES AT HABUR BORDER GATE GET BACK TO NORMALDIYARBAKIR - The passages through Habur border gate got back to normal on Thursday.19.06.2003 [02] PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMISSION APPROVES BILL ON RATIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL NO.6 TO CONVENTION FOR PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS ON ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTYANKARA - Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission approved on Thursday the bill on ratification of additional Protocol no.6 to the Convention for the protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the abolition of death penalty which was prepared under the body of the Council of Europe (COE).19.06.2003 [03] TURKEY REPAYS USD 1 BILLION 465.44 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN JUNE 2 AND 18ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 1 billion 465.44 million U.S. dollars in external debt between June 2 and 18.19.06.2003 [04] PARLIAMENT STARTS TO DISCUSS SIXTH ADJUSTMENT PACKAGEANKARA - Parliament started to discuss on Thursday the bill known as the Sixth EU Adjustment Package.19.06.2003 [05] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN DUE TO THESSALONIKIANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to Thessaloniki, Greece on Friday to participate in the EU Heads of States and Governments Summit.19.06.2003 [06] GUL AND PAPANDREOU TO MEET ALSO IN JORDANCHALKIDIKI - Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou said on Thursday that he would meet with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul both during the EU Summit in Thessaloniki and in Amman, Jordan.19.06.2003 [07] PRESIDENT SEZER AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT KUCHMA PRESIDE OVER INTERDELEGATIONARY MEETINGSKIEV - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said in his meetings with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma that they evaluated the bilateral and regional relations and they exchanged views to further deepen their cooperation.19.06.2003 [08] STATE MINISTER BABACAN IN LONDON: ''WE BELIEVE THAT STABILITY IN TURKEY WILL INCREASE AS LONG AS REFORMS ARE UNDERTAKEN''LONDON - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Thursday that the government believed that stability in Turkey would increase as long as economic and social reforms were undertaken in Turkey.19.06.2003 [09] JAPANESE PRINCE MIKASA VISITS ANITKABIRANKARA - Japanese Prince Tomohito Mikasa and his daughter Princess Akiko Mikasa visited historical and touristic places in Ankara on Thursday.19.06.2003 [10] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN RECEIVES GERMAN SPD DEPUTIESANKARA - German Federal Labour and Economics Ministry State Secretary Gerd Andres said on Thursday that they closely monitored the studies of Turkey regarding the sixth and seventh adjustment packages.19.06.2003 [11] TRANSPORTATION MINISTER YILDIRIM SAYS CONSTRUCTION OF ISTANBUL STRAIT RAIL TUBE CROSSING PROJECT WILL START IN 2004ANKARA - Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim said on Thursday that construction of Istanbul Strait Rail Tube Crossing Project would start in 2004 and the rail tube crossing was planned to become operational in 2008.19.06.2003 [12] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL (2): ''UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES WHICH WERE BROUGHT TO TRADE SHOULD BE LIFTEDANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that one of solutions of economic problems was to increase trade volume in the world and stated that unnecessary obstacles which were brought to trade should be lifted.19.06.2003 [13] UNAKITAN: ''ARAB MARKETS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR TURKEY''ABU DHABI/ANKARA - Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said on Thursday that capital in the Gulf countries were willing to invest in Turkey, adding, ''a great amount of source will come from these countries to Turkey. And with new debenture bonds, it will become a separate market like Eurobond.''19.06.2003 [14] SPD DELEGATION VISITS CHP LEADER BAYKALANKARA - German Social Democrat Party (SPD) deputy and the head of German Parliamentary Commission for Relations with Turkey Gerd Andres, who held meetings in Turkey, said on Thursday that his party had an active contribution in the issue of Turkey's membership to the European Union (EU) and it would continue so.19.06.2003 [15] AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS MINISTER GUCLU LEAVES FOR UNITED STATESISTANBUL - Agriculture and Rural Affairs Minister Sami Guclu left on Thursday for the United States as the official guest of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman.19.06.2003 [16] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL (1): ''WE INTEND TO CONCLUDE SEVENTH EU ADJUSTMENT PACKAGE BEFORE SUMMER RECESS OF PARLIAMENT''ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that seventh European Union (EU) adjustment package was being prepared and added that they intended to conclude the package before the summer recess of parliament.19.06.2003 [17] PRESIDENT SEZER MEETS WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT KUCHMAKIEV - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer started his official meetings in Ukraine on Thursday.19.06.2003 [18] EXPORTS FROM GAP REGION TO NEIGHBOR COUNTRIES INCREASE BY 43 PERCENTGAZIANTEP - Exports from Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) region to neighbor countries rose by 43 percent to 26 million 319 thousand U.S. dollars in the first five months of this year when compared with the same period of the previous year.19.06.2003 [19] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN AND FOREIGN MINISTER GUL TO REPRESENT TURKEY IN EU THESSALONIKI SUMMITCHALKIDIKI - Turkey will show its will one more time on Thursday for being full member of the European Union (EU) and taking part in the future of Europe with its high-ranking representation in Thessaloniki Summit of EU during which EU countries will give the current shape to constitution of the union.19.06.2003 [20] FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY ZIYAL: ''VISIT OF FOREIGN MINISTER GUL TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE SHORTEST TIME IS BEING PLANNED''WASHINGTON - Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal, who is currently in the United States, said late on Wednesday that visit of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to the United States in the shortest time was being planned.19.06.2003 [21] STATE MINISTER BABACAN SAYS TURKISH ECONOMY'S OVERCOMING A BIG SHOCK LIKE IRAQ WAR WITHOUT ANY WOUNDS SHOWS RIGHT POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTEDLONDON - State Minister Ali Babacan for Economy said on Wednesday that Turkish economy's overcoming a big shock like Iraq war without any wounds showed that right policies were being implemented.19.06.2003 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |