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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 03-05-31Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ARINC LEAVES FOR JAPANANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc left for Japan on Saturday as the official guest of Japanese Upper Chamber (or House of Representatives) Chairman Hiroyuki Kurata31.05.2003 [02] SENER: ''OUR GOVERNMENT FOLLOWS WORKS ON ADJUSTMENT WITH EU''ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener said on Saturday that the government followed works on adjustment with the European Union (EU) carefully, adding, ''as the government, we set our schedule. Everything will work in order.'31.05.2003 [03] TRNC DEPUTY PREMIER DENKTAS: ''POLITICAL AUTHORITIES OF BOTH SIDES DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP THEIR POLITICAL POSITION. THIS IS THE PROBLEM''LEFKOSA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Saturday that neither the TRNC nor the Greek Cypriot administration currently had the position of solution on Cyprus, and political authorities of both sides did not want to give up their political position, adding, ''this is the problem''31.05.2003 [04] A.A EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR GENERAL BENGI (2): -''ILLEGAL COPYING THROUGH INTERNET HAS BEGUN TO THREATEN INCOME SOURCES OF NEWS AGENCIES''ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency (A.A) Executive Board President and Director General Dr. Hilmi Bengi said on Saturday, ''illegal copying through internet has begun to threaten income sources of news agencies. Legal measures should be taken against illegal copying which ignores rights of news agencies and subscribers who receive news stories from these news agencies by paying fee.'31.05.2003 [05] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''WE WILL REACH OUR TARGETS IN ECONOMY''ANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, ''we will reach our targets in economy. We will bring Turkey beyond dreams of our people.'31.05.2003 [06] A.A EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR GENERAL BENGI (1): -''MOST OF PEOPLE KNOW THE A.A AS A STATE-RUN NEWS AGENCY. IN FACT, THE A.A IS A CORPORATION''ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency (A.A) Executive Board President and Director General Dr. Hilmi Bengi said on Saturday, ''most of people know the A.A as a state-run news agency. In fact, the A.A is a corporation. The A.A acts in the competition market like other private mass media institutions.'31.05.2003 [07] LINN: ''DISBURSEMENT OF LOAN UP TO 4.5 BILLION U.S. DOLLARS TO TURKEY UNDER CAS BETWEEN 2004-2006 MAY BE IN QUESTION''ANKARA - World Bank Vice President Johannes Linn said on Saturday that a loan up to 4.5 billion U.S. dollars might be disbursed to Turkey on condition of a detailed review under the country assistance strategy (CAS) that covered 2004-2006 period31.05.2003 [08] PRESIDENT ILIESCU OF ROMANIA: ''UNITY AMONG BALKAN COUNTRIES IS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE EU''ISTANBUL - President Ion Iliescu of Romania said on Saturday, ''unity among the Balkan countries is a contribution to the European Union (EU), not an alternative.'31.05.2003 [09] TURKISH DEPUTIES AT EUROPEAN CONVENTION RELEASE A JOINT STATEMENTBRUSSELS - Turkish deputies representing Turkey at the European Convention, released a joint statement on Saturday and stressed that Turkey did not have more patience left for any delay in its European Union (EU) membership process.31.05.2003 [10] DEMIREL: ''SOLUTION OF CRISIS IN THE BALKANS DEPENDS ON SETTLEMENT OF CULTURES OF TOLERANCE AND COMPROMISE BESIDES MENTALITY OF LIVING TOGETHER''ISTANBUL - Former President Suleyman Demirel said on Saturday, ''we want peace and cooperation in the Balkans. Solution of the crisis in the Balkans depends on settlement of culture of tolerance and compromise besides mentality of co-existence.'31.05.2003 [11] FORMER PRESIDENT ZHELEV OF BULGARIA: -''PEOPLE CREATE THE CULTURE''ISTANBUL - Former President Zhelyu Zhelev of Bulgaria said on Saturday, ''people create the culture. Physical and spiritual destruction of the humanity gives rise to factors damaging culture.'31.05.2003 [12] FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BALKANS POLITICAL CLUB -GUL: ''CULTURAL DIVERSITY WILL HELP US MAKE TRUE CHOICES''ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Saturday that cultural diversity in the Balkans would allow use of social, economic and political potential in the Balkan countries completely, adding, ''we will bring along this to the European Union. These are our most important assets.'31.05.2003 [13] LINN: ''I AM PLEASED WITH TURKEY'S KEEPING ITS ECONOMIC RECOVERY''ANKARA - World Bank Vice-President Johannes Linn for Europe and Central Asia Region expressed his satisfaction over the continuation of economic recovery31.05.2003 [14] TUSIAD DELEGATION RETURNS TO TURKEYISTANBUL - Delegation of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) returned to Turkey on Saturday after wrapping up its contacts in the United States31.05.2003 [15] GONUL: ''THE PATH THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL FOLLOW ABOUT THE EU ISSUE IS CLEAR''ANKARA - National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said on Saturday that the path that the government would follow about the European Union (EU) issue was clear, adding, ''and it advances on this path.'31.05.2003 [16] FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BALKANS POLITICAL CLUB -PRESIDENT SEZER SENDS A MESSAGEISTANBUL - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer sent a message to the Fourth International Conference of the Balkans Political Club and said that cultural diversity and rich common cultural inheritance of the Balkan countries constituted a sound potential in regard to settlement of a lasting peace and development of cooperation in every field31.05.2003 [17] PRESIDENT ILIESCU OF ROMANIA ARRIVES IN TURKEYISTANBUL - President Ion Iliescu of Romania arrived in Istanbul on Saturday to attend meeting of the Balkans Political Club31.05.2003 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |