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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 02-10-10Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] URKEY WARNS EU MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REGARDING CYRPUS ISSUEANKARA - Turkish Foreign Ministry has reacted against the remarks of the EU Commission's Strategy Document and Progress Report about the Greek Cypriot Administration's joining to the E10.10.2002 [02] FOREIGN MINISTER GUREL: ''PROGRESS REPORT IS NOT A REPORT WHICH TOTALLY BLOCKS TURKEY'S RELATIONS WITH THE EU AND WHICH PREVENTS IT FROM THE POLITICAL DECISION IT DESERVES''ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Thursday, ''the Regular Report on progress towards accession by Turkey is not a report which totally blocks the path of Turkey's relations with the European Union (EU) and which prevents it from EU's political decision it deserves.'10.10.2002 [03] DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL FOR EU BOZKIR SAYS PROGRESS REPORT DOES NOT RESPOND TURKEY'S EXPECTATIONS IN ITS CURRENT SHAPEANKARA - Deputy Secretary General for European Union (EU) Ambassador Volkan Bozkir has said that the Progress Report which was announced by EU Commission on Wednesday failed to respond Turkey's expectations in its current shape10.10.2002 [04] ENVIRONMENT MINISTER AYTEKIN SIGNS REC MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENTSZENTENDRE - Environment Minister Fevzi Aytekin signed Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) membership agreement on Thursday in a ceremony held in Szentendre, Hungary.10.10.2002 [05] TUSIAD: ''PROGRESS REPORT IS NOT AN OBSTACLE BEFORE SETTING OF DATE FOR OPENING OF FULL MEMBERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS AT COPENHAGEN SUMMIT''ISTANBUL - Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) said on Thursday that the Regular Report on progress towards accession by Turkey was not an obstacle before setting of a date for opening of European Union (EU) full membership negotiations at the Copenhagen Summit10.10.2002 [06] BELGIAN MINISTER SAYS TURKEY WILL BECOME EU MEMBER SOONER OR LATERBRUSSELS - Belgian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Annemie Neyts said on Thursday that she believed that Turkey should become a European Union (EU) member and that hesitating EU members had to be convinced about this issue.10.10.2002 [07] TUSIAD DEPUTY CHAIRMAN KOC: ''A PROBABLE OPERATION ON IRAQ SHOULD NOT JEOPARDIZE TURKEY'S INTERESTS IN MACRO-ECONOMIC STABILITY''ISTANBUL - Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) Deputy Chairman Mustafa Koc said on Thursday that a probable operation on Iraq should not jeopardize Turkey's interests in macro-economic stability.10.10.2002 [08] FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS INCREASE TO USD 59.5 BILLIONANKARA - The total foreign exchange deposit accounts at banks increased 119 million U.S. dollars to 59 billion 559 million U.S. dollars as of September 27, 2002.10.10.2002 [09] TURKEY REPAYS USD 61.58 MILLION IN FOREIGN DEBT BETWEEN OCT 1-9ANKARA - Turkey repaid a total of 61.58 million U.S. dollars in external debt between October 1 and 9, 200210.10.2002 [10] PRESIDENT SEZER: ''COOPERATION BETWEEN EU AND NATO SHOULD BE RESULTED IN A WAY WHICH WILL PROTECT SECURITY BENEFITS OF ALLIES WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF UNION''ISTANBUL - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Thursday that cooperation between the European Union and NATO should be resulted in a way which would protect security benefits of the allies who were not the members of the union10.10.2002 [11] PRIME MINISTER ECEVIT: ''TURKEY WILL NOT CONTENT WITH CAPABILITIES OTHER THAN THAT OF AUTHORITIES GIVEN TO EU MEMBERS''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Thursday that Turkey would not content with capabilities other than that of the authorities given to the European Union (EU) members.10.10.2002 [12] DANISH FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL SAYS THERE IS A LONG AND BUSY PROCESS TILL COPENHAGEN SUMMITANKARA - Carsten Sondergaard, Assistant Secretary of State for the Foreign Ministry of European Union (EU) Term President Denmark, said on Thursday that there was a long and busy process till Copenhagen Summit.10.10.2002 [13] GUREL: ''TURKEY EXERTS ALL KINDS OF EFFORTS TO PREVENT USE OF FORCE IN IRAQ''ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Sukru Sina Gurel said on Thursday that Turkey was exerting all kinds of efforts with the international society to prevent use of force in Iraq and added, ''we attribute great importance preservation of Iraq's territorial integrity and political unity and hope that Iraq will join peacefully the international society.''10.10.2002 [14] SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER EUROPE RALSTON: ''WE HAVE TO MOBILIZE OUR POWERS AGAINST INTERNATIONAL IDEOLOGIC AND POLITICAL BELIEFS THREATING SECURITY''ISTANBUL - NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe Joseph W. Ralston said on Thursday that they had to mobilize their powers against international ideologic and political beliefs threating the security in the 21st century10.10.2002 [15] ECEVIT: ''TURKEY HAS EXPERIENCED AN ECONOMIC CRISIS, HOWEVER ITS ECONOMIC SITUATION BEGAN TO RECOVER AS OF SECOND HALF OF 2002''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said on Thursday that Turkey had experienced an economic crisis, however its economic situation began to recover as of second half of 2002, and added that economic growth continued in spite of political crises10.10.2002 [16] ECEVIT: ''IF AN ANTI-SECULAR GOVERNMENT COMES INTO POWER IN TURKEY, DOORS OF EUROPE WILL BE CLOSED''ANKARA - Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, who also acts as leader of the Democratic Left Party (DSP), said on Thursday, ''if an anti secular government comes into power in Turkey following general elections on November 3, 2002, Europe's doors will be closed to Turkey. It is a serious warning to our voters.''10.10.2002 [17] EUROPEAN EDUCATION MINISTERS DUE IN TURKEYANKARA - The 3rd Southeastern Europe Education Ministers Conference will take place in Istanbul next year.10.10.2002 [18] PRESIDENT SEZER ADDRESSES 48TH ATA GENERAL ASSEMBLYISTANBUL - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Thursday that, ''although the Progress Report and Strategy Document prepared by the EU Commission regarded with Turkey stressed the importance of political reforms fulfilled by Turkey in the past one year, the proposal it puts forward is far away from being satisfactory.''10.10.2002 [19] BOAT CARRYING FOREIGNERS CAPSIZES -A NIGERIAN WOMAN DIESIZMIR - Governor Emir Durmaz of western province of Aydin said on Thursday that a Nigerian women drowned when a boat carrying foreigners capsized off Altinkum Beach in Didim town.10.10.2002 [20] GENERAL RALSTON DEPARTS FROM TURKEYISTANBUL - Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Joseph W. Ralston departed from Turkey on Thursday.10.10.2002 [21] ANAP LEADER YILMAZ: ''THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT TO DILUTE FULL MEMBERSHIP TARGET''ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz, who also acts as the leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP), pointed out that some circles could brought onto agenda the proposal to grant a special status for Turkey following the EU Progress Report announced on Wednesday. Yilmaz said, ''the important thing is not to dilute full membership, and not to be deceived by other candied apple they will show us.''10.10.2002 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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