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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-06-07
CONTENTS
[01] STATE MINISTER BAL IN VIENNA
[02] TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIANS IN MACEDONIA
[03] PRESIDENT SEZER SAYS SUMMIT MEETING ON EU AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
[04] YILMAZ SAYS START OF EARLY ELECTIONS PROCESS IS OUT OF QUESTION
[05] YILMAZ:''RESOLVING CONFLICT REGARDING THE EU WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT
[06] BAHCELI:''I OBSERVED THAT THE PARTICIPATING PARTIES AGREED TO
[07] IZGI DUE TO CHINA
[08] NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTER CAKMAKOGLU SAYS WILL AND SINCERITY
[09] BAHCELI SAYS MHP WILL NOT BE A PARTNER IN INITIATIVES OF OTHER
[10] BAHCELI:''MHP WANTS TURKEY TO JOIN THE EU BY PRESERVING ITS
[11] BAHCELI: ''MHP SINCERELY SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP'' (1)
[12] FOREIGN MINISTRY CONCERNED ABOUT PAKISTANI-INDIAN TENSION
[13] AK PARTY LEADER SAYS THERE WERE NOT ANY DISCUSSIONS AT SUMMIT
[14] SP LEADER KUTAN (2): ''ALL LEADERS EXCEPT FOR BAHCELI HAVE REACHED
[15] ARMENIAN CHURCH TO BE RESTORATED
[16] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BAHCELI SAYS HE WILL CLARIFY HIS WORDS THAT
[17] ERDOGAN SAYS LEADERS SUMMIT WAS VERY USEFUL
[18] U.S. DOLLAR DROPS TO ONE MILLION 450,000 TL
[19] COUNCIL OF MINISTER TO CONVENE ON MONDAY
[20] SP LEADER KUTAN: ''BAHCELI STATED THAT HIS SENSITIVITIES ABOUT
[21] BAHCELI TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE
[22] PRESIDENTIAL CABINET CHIEF SAYS EUROPEAN UNION IS COMMON GOAL OF
[23] LEADERS SUMMIT AT PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE ENDS
[24] ILDEM: ''LEADERS SUMMIT HELD IN A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE''
[25] EXPLOSION IN BEYAZIT
[26] DYP LEADER CILLER CLAIMS GOVERNMENT VACUUM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED
[27] IMKB INDEX DECREASES AND U.S. DOLLARS GAINS VALUE
[28] LEADERS SUMMIT IN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE STARTS
[29] CILLER NOT TO ATTEND MEETING IN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE
[30] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS MEETS WITH CLERIDES
[31] ECEVIT NOT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE
[32] HULSMAN SAYS U.S. HAS TO DO ITS BEST FOR SOLUTION OF CYPRUS
[01] STATE MINISTER BAL IN VIENNA
VIENNA - State Minister Faruk Bal attended a reception hosted late on
Friday in honor of him by Turkish Ambassador to Vienna Mithat Balkan
[02] TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIANS IN MACEDONIA
SKOPJE - A delegation from the Turkish parliament headed by
Parliamentary External Relations Commission Deputy Chairman Suat
Caglayan exchanged opinions on general elections in Macedonia during
their three-day official visit to this country
[03] PRESIDENT SEZER SAYS SUMMIT MEETING ON EU AT PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
IS SUCCESSFUL
ISTANBUL - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Friday that the summit
meeting on the European union (EU), which was held the same day at the
Presidential Palace in Ankara was successful
[04] YILMAZ SAYS START OF EARLY ELECTIONS PROCESS IS OUT OF QUESTION
ANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader, State Minister and Deputy
Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz said on Friday that start of an early
elections process was out of question
[05] YILMAZ:''RESOLVING CONFLICT REGARDING THE EU WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT
SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE''
ANKARA - Motherland Party (ANAP) leader and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut
Yilmaz has said that resolving the conflict regarding the EU within the
government seems impossible and added that they could resolve the
matter at Parliament
[06] BAHCELI:''I OBSERVED THAT THE PARTICIPATING PARTIES AGREED TO
ACCEPT THE PRECONDITIONS PRESENTED TO TURKEY''
ANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader and Deputy Prime
Minister Devlet Bahceli answered reporters' questions after a press
conference on Friday
[07] IZGI DUE TO CHINA
ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Omer Izgi will pay an official visit to the
People's Republic of China between June 29 and July 7 as the guest of
Chinese National People Congress Permanent Committee Chairman Li Peng
[08] NATIONAL DEFENSE MINISTER CAKMAKOGLU SAYS WILL AND SINCERITY
NEEDED IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
BRUSSELS - National Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said on
Friday that all allies should have political will and be sincere about
fight against terrorism
[09] BAHCELI SAYS MHP WILL NOT BE A PARTNER IN INITIATIVES OF OTHER
POLITICAL PARTIES AIMING TO FORM A COMMON POLITICAL PLATFORM
ANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader and Deputy Prime
Minister Devlet Bahceli said on Friday that political parties
represented at the parliament except his party would need to form a
common political platform
[10] BAHCELI:''MHP WANTS TURKEY TO JOIN THE EU BY PRESERVING ITS
NATIONAL UNITY AND INTEGRITY'' (2)
ANKARA - ANKARA (A.A) - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader and
Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli has said that his party continued
to be faithful to the principles included in the National Program and
added ''The MHP wishes Turkey to join the EU by preserving our national
unity and integrity.'
[11] BAHCELI: ''MHP SINCERELY SUPPORTS TURKEY'S EU MEMBERSHIP'' (1)
ANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader and Deputy Prime
Minister Devlet Bahceli has said that joining the EU was Turkey's main
political goal and his party, MHP sincerely supports efforts to achieve
this result
[12] FOREIGN MINISTRY CONCERNED ABOUT PAKISTANI-INDIAN TENSION
ANKARA - Foreign Ministry expressed on Friday concern over the
escalating tension between Pakistan and India.
[13] AK PARTY LEADER SAYS THERE WERE NOT ANY DISCUSSIONS AT SUMMIT
MEETING
ANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan
said on Friday that there were not any discussions at the summit
meeting about the European Union (EU) held under the chairmanship of
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer at the Presidential Palace.
[14] SP LEADER KUTAN (2): ''ALL LEADERS EXCEPT FOR BAHCELI HAVE REACHED
COMPROMISE ON ANNULMENT OF DEATH SENTENCE''
ANKARA - Felicity Party (SP) leader Recai Kutan said on Friday,
''leaders of all political parties, except for State Minister and
Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the Nationalist
Movement Party (MHP), have reached compromise on annulment of death
sentence. Bahceli said that their sensitivity about death sentence has
still been continuing. He noted that that they were concerned about
Turkey's future, and added that they would not support annulment of
death sentence.''
[15] ARMENIAN CHURCH TO BE RESTORATED
DIYARBAKIR - The restoration works of Surp Giragos Armenian Church were
launched with the cooperation of the Foundation of Protection and
Promotion of Environment and Culture Assets (CEKUL) and Istanbul
Armenian Patriarchate.
[16] DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER BAHCELI SAYS HE WILL CLARIFY HIS WORDS THAT
''HE MAY WITHDRAW'' DURING HIS PRESS CONFERENCE
ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)
leader Devlet Bahceli said on Friday that he would clarify his words
that ''he might withdraw from the government'' uttered at the meeting
about the European Union (EU) held at the Presidential Palace during
the press conference he would hold in the afternoon.
[17] ERDOGAN SAYS LEADERS SUMMIT WAS VERY USEFUL
ANKARA - Justice and Development Party (AK) leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has said that he believed that today's leaders summit was very useful
[18] U.S. DOLLAR DROPS TO ONE MILLION 450,000 TL
ISTANBUL - Istanbul Stock Exchange Market (IMKB) National 100 Index
dropped once again after the statement released following the EU
meeting at the Presidential Palace. The U.S. dollar had earlier
increased 60 points
[19] COUNCIL OF MINISTER TO CONVENE ON MONDAY
ANKARA - The Council of Ministers will convene on Monday under the
chairmanship of State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Devlet
Bahceli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)
[20] SP LEADER KUTAN: ''BAHCELI STATED THAT HIS SENSITIVITIES ABOUT
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, EDUCATION AND BROADCASTING IN MOTHER TONGUE STILL
CONTINUE''
ANKARA - Felicity Party (SP) leader Recai Kutan said on Friday,
''Deputy Prime Minister and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader
Devlet Bahceli stated at the leaders summit held under the chairmanship
of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer at the Presidential Palace that his
sensitivities about capital punishment, education and broadcasting in
mother tongue still continued.''
[21] BAHCELI TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE
ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Devlet Bahceli, the
leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), will hold a press
conference on Friday.
[22] PRESIDENTIAL CABINET CHIEF SAYS EUROPEAN UNION IS COMMON GOAL OF
ALL POLITICAL PARTIES
ANKARA - Presidential Cabinet Chief and Foreign Affairs Chief Adviser
Tacan Ildem said on Friday that the European Union (EU) was the common
goal of all the political parties which attended the summit meeting
about the EU held under the chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet
Sezer at the Presidential Palace.
[23] LEADERS SUMMIT AT PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE ENDS
ANKARA - The summit meeting which was held about the European Union
(EU) membership process with the participation of leaders of political
parties having seats at the parliament under the chairmanship of
President Ahmet Necdet Sezer ended.
[24] ILDEM: ''LEADERS SUMMIT HELD IN A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE''
ANKARA - Presidential Foreign Affairs Chief Advisor and Cabinet Chief
Tacan Ildem said on Friday that the summit meeting about Turkey's
European Union (EU) membership process was held in a very positive
atmosphere.
[25] EXPLOSION IN BEYAZIT
ISTANBUL - An explosion took place near Beyaz�t Square in Istanbul on
Friday. A resonance bomb left in a bag near the square exploded.
[26] DYP LEADER CILLER CLAIMS GOVERNMENT VACUUM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED
ANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said on Friday that
the non-presence of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit in the leaders summit
held in the Presidential Residence the same day confirmed the
government vacuum, proposing the foundation of an election government
[27] IMKB INDEX DECREASES AND U.S. DOLLARS GAINS VALUE
ISTANBUL - Following the announcement telling that Prime Minister
Bulent Ecevit won't attend the leaders meeting in the Presidential
Office, the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB) index decreased to 10,123.63
points.
[28] LEADERS SUMMIT IN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE STARTS
ANKARA - The meeting to which leaders of political parties represented
in the parliament were invited to discuss EU membership process,
started in Presidential Residence under the leadership of President
Ahmet Necdet Sezer at 11.00 a.m.
[29] CILLER NOT TO ATTEND MEETING IN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE
ANKARA - True Path Party (DYP) leader Tansu Ciller said on Friday that
she would not attend the meeting in Presidential Office
[30] TRNC PRESIDENT DENKTAS MEETS WITH CLERIDES
LEKFOSA - Rauf Denktas, the President of the Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus (TRNC) met with Greek Cypriot leader Glafcos Clerides
on Friday.
[31] ECEVIT NOT TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE
ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit won't attend the meeting that
will be held in Presidential Office on Friday to discuss Turkey's EU
membership process under the leadership of President Ahmet Necdet
Sezer.
[32] HULSMAN SAYS U.S. HAS TO DO ITS BEST FOR SOLUTION OF CYPRUS
QUESTION
WASHINGTON - John Hulsman, one of the experts of the U.S. think tanks
namely ''Heritage Foundation'' said on Friday that the developments
regarding the Cyprus issue were going in the direction of a train
accident, commenting that the U.S. has to take action immediately.
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