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Turkish Press Review, 97-02-18
From: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs <http://www.mfa.gov.tr>
CONTENTS
[01] YASSER ARAFAT TO VISIT TURKEY ON THURSDAY
[02] TWO MESSAGES FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD
[03] TURKISH CYPRIOTS TO PARTICIPATE IN EU MEMBERSHIP TALKS
[04] EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HEAD TRECHSEL IN ANKARA
[05] TURKISH DELEGATION VISITS MALAYSIA, INDONESIA
[06] ISO DELEGATION TO TRNC
TURKISH PRESS REVIEW
FEBRUARY 18,1997
Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this
morning
[01] YASSER ARAFAT TO VISIT TURKEY ON THURSDAY
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, accompanied by a high level
delegation, will pay a one-day official visit to Ankara on Thursday,
the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced. Foreign Ministry spokesman
Omer Akbel said that the PLO leader's visit follows an invitation by
President Suleyman Demirel.
Arafat is expected to meet with Demirel, Prime Minister Necmettin
Erbakan, Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller and Parliamentary Speaker
Mustafa Kalemli during talks to be held in Ankara./Milliyet/
[02] TWO MESSAGES FOR THE OUTSIDE WORLD
Turkey sends two messages out to the world. One comes from state
minister Abdullah Gul who is currently in the States where he is
telling officials that the US and Turkey share the same views on
secularism.
The other message comes from Foreign Minister Ciller who is in
Brussels for a NATO meeting where she is telling the other delegates
that Turkey has the right to use its veto to block NATO expansion
projects. Both Ciller and Foreign Ministry spokesman Omer Akbel have
confirmed that Turkey has not, and is unlikely to change its stance
over this isssue. /All papers/
[03] TURKISH CYPRIOTS TO PARTICIPATE IN EU MEMBERSHIP TALKS
Britain is currently working on a formula to include Turkish Cypriots
in a European Union meeting at which the full membership of Cyprus in
the EU will be discussed, the Anatolian news agency reported. Reports
have appeared in the daily Cypriot newspaper 'Simerini' that an
official from the British High Commission in Cyprus has indicated the
British government wished to include Turkish Cypriots in the
negotiations.
[04] EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION HEAD TRECHSEL IN ANKARA
On receiving the head of the European Union Human Rights Commission
Stephen Trechsel in Ankara on Monday Justice Minister Sevket Kazan
informed Trechsel of new improvements in the field of human rights,
such as restricting the area of competence of the State Security
Courts (DGM), as well as efforts to allow access between lawyers and
prisoners during interrogations. Trechsel said for his part that he
hoped the distance between Strasbourg, Ankara and Diyarbakir would
become shorter. Trechsel is scheduled to leave Ankara on Tuesday./All
papers/
[05] TURKISH DELEGATION VISITS MALAYSIA, INDONESIA
A 76-member Turkish delegation headed by State Minister Sabri Tekir
will visit Malaysia and Indonesia on 19 February - 1 March. There are
58 businessmen in the delegation.
The first stop of the delegation will be Indonesia where a
Turco-Indonesia Joint Economic Commission meeting will be held. It is
expected that an agreement on preventing double taxation and tax
evasion will be signed between the two countries.
The delegation will go to Malaysia on 20 February and hold contacts on
improving trade relations between Turkey and Malaysia./Milliyet/
[06] ISO DELEGATION TO TRNC
Members of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) will pay a visit to
the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on 21 February. The
100-member delegation will seek new ways to improve trade and economic
relations between Turkey and TRNC./Cumhuriyet/
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