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Turkish Press Review, 98-05-18

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

18.05.98

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


CONTENTS

  • [01] COOK TO VISIT TURKEY TOMORROW
  • [02] TURKISH MARCH IN NEW YORK
  • [03] KARADAYI VISITS MOSCOW
  • [04] ARSON IN ATHENS
  • [05] MONEY LAUNDERING UNDER SCRUNITY
  • [06] HOLBROOKE TO VISIT CYPRUS AGAIN
  • [07] IMAM KILLED IN ARMED ATTACK
  • [08] EGYPT TO HOST KURDISH MEETING
  • [09] MILITARY VEHICLE HITS MINE
  • [10] ENERGY AND NATURAL SOURCES MINISTRY OFFICIALS VISIT JAPAN
  • [11] WORLD BANK EXTENDS CREDIT FOR EDUCATION

  • [01] COOK TO VISIT TURKEY TOMORROW

    British Foreign Minister Robin Cook will visit Turkey tomorrow. The main item on Cook's agenda will be Turkish-EU relations and the Cyprus problem. During his visit, Cook will meet with his Turkish counterpart and many high-level officials. Cook will propose EU-Turkish Association Council meeting to be held on May 25. /Milliyet/

    [02] TURKISH MARCH IN NEW YORK

    The 17th traditional Turkish march, which brings together Turks and those of Turkish origin living in the US, was held in New York over the weekend. Mayor of New York Rudolf Guliani announced 10-16 May as "Turkish Heritage Week". The march, organized by the Turkish-American Associations' Federation, was attended by Turkish Ambassador to Washington Baki Ilkin, Turkey's UN Permanent Representative Volkan Vural and Turkish Consul-General in New York Fuat Tanlay and many other high-level Turkish officials. /Milliyet/

    [03] KARADAYI VISITS MOSCOW

    Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen.Ismail Hakki Karadayi begins a five-day official visit to Moscow today with a heavy agenda of tough issues that recently have brought Turkey and Russia to odds. Gen.Karadayi's visit designed to help thaw the current icy relations between the two countries, has focused attention on whether he can reach a solution with the Russians on the issue of the controversial S-300 missiles that are scheduled to be transferred to Greek Cyprus this August by Russia.

    Meanwhile, US President Bill Clinton, who attended G-8 meetings in Britain over the weekend, expressed his concern over the deployment of Russian-made S-300 missiles in Greek Cyprus to Russian Head of State Boris Yeltsin. /All papers/

    [04] ARSON IN ATHENS

    The car of Anastasia Konstantinidu, who is working at Turkey's Consulate-General in Athens-Pire as a secretary was set on fire yesterday morning. According to police information, Konstantinidu's car was badly damaged. A person who phoned SKY radio claimed that a protest organization 'Incendiaires de conscience' was responsible for the attack. /Milliyet/

    [05] MONEY LAUNDERING UNDER SCRUNITY

    The battle against money laundering is again on the agenda of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. The first test will come during the OECD's general assembly meeting taking place in Brussels on June 29. Turkey will be represented by a delegation led by Nejat Coskun, chairman of the commission responsible for investigating financial crimes. Turkey will explain the measures it has taken to fight money laundering, the legal amendments it has made to related regulations and other changes under consideration. Turkey will face its main test on this issue in November. The Financial Action Task Group, which the OECD has constituted to fight against money laundering, will focus on Turkey this year.

    [06] HOLBROOKE TO VISIT CYPRUS AGAIN

    Richard Holbrooke, US Cyprus special envoy, will visit Cyprus again in June. Holbrooke, who held contacts in Cyprus at the beginning of May, could not achieve any results during his shuttle diplomacy between the representatives of the two communities on the island. /Sabah/

    [07] IMAM KILLED IN ARMED ATTACK

    Hizir Ali Muratoglu, the son-in law of Mahmut Ustaosmanoglu who is publicly known as "Mahmut Hoca", was killed in an armed attack while he was giving a course at the Ismail Aga Mosque, the Anatolia news agency reported yesterday. An unindentified gunman attacked Muratoglu, the imam of the Cukurcesme Mosque in Istanbul's Fatih district at 11:30 a.m.

    [08] EGYPT TO HOST KURDISH MEETING

    Egypt will host a Kurdish meeting to be held on May 27. Egypt will host the meeting via a non-governmental organization called the Africa-Asia Solidarity Organization based in Cairo. /Cumhuriyet/

    [09] MILITARY VEHICLE HITS MINE

    A military vehicle hit a mine in the Catak district of Van yesterday and one Turkish soldier died and one soldier was wounded. It is reported that the road had been mined by members of the PKK terrorist organization. /Cumhuriyet/

    [10] ENERGY AND NATURAL SOURCES MINISTRY OFFICIALS VISIT JAPAN

    A delegation from the Energy and Natural Sources Ministry went to Japan yesterday where they will examine the nuclear plants belonging to firms in a consortium which has put in a bid for the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Plant. /Hurriyet/

    [11] WORLD BANK EXTENDS CREDIT FOR EDUCATION

    A delegation including representatives of the Ministry of Education and the the Higher Education Council will go to Washington next week for a meeting with World Bank officials who will offer them 600 million in new credit for the eight years compulsory education programme. Conditions for repayment will also be determined during the meeting. /Hurriyet/

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