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Anadolu Agency: News in English, 03-03-17Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Anadolu Agency Home Page at <http://www.anadoluajansi.com.tr/>CONTENTS
[01] ERDOGAN MEETS WITH GUL AND ZIYALANKARA - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal on Monday.17.03.2003 [02] ILDEM: ''DURING THE MEETING, A FULL CONSENSUS WAS REACHED THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE ALL MEASURES TO PROTECT NATIONAL INTERESTS OF TURKEY''ANKARA - Presidential Foreign Affairs Chief Adviser Tacan Ildem said on Monday, ''during the meeting at the Cankaya Presidential Palace, a full consensus was reached that the government should take all measures to protect national interests of Turkey, and take steps immediately in line with its assessments under the recommendatory decision of the National Security Council (NSC) on January 31, 2003.''17.03.2003 [03] GONUL: ''GOVERNMENT'S SUBMITTING THE SECOND MOTION TO PARLIAMENT AGAIN BEFORE GETTING THE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IS NOT POSSIBLE''WASHINGTON D.C. - National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said on Monday, ''government's submitting the second motion on dispatch of Turkish soldiers abroad and deployment of foreign armed forces in Turkey to the parliament again before getting the vote of confidence is not possible.''17.03.2003 [04] ZIYAL MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF KURDISH OPPOSITION GROUPS IN IRAQANKARA - Representatives of Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ugur Ziyal on Monday prior to tomorrow's meeting in Ankara.17.03.2003 [05] MEETING AT CANKAYA PRESIDENTIAL PALACE STARTSANKARA - Meeting under the chairmanship of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer started at 8.00 p.m. on Monday.17.03.2003 [06] FOREIGN MINISTER GUL HOLDS A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH POWELLANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul held a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday.17.03.2003 [07] KHALILZAD SAYS MEETING OF IRAQI OPPOSITION GROUPS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAYANKARA - U.S. President George W. Bush's adviser for Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said on Monday that the Ankara meeting which would bring some Iraqi opposition groups and Turkish and American officials together would be held on Tuesday17.03.2003 [08] GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER FISCHER SENDS CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO GULANKARA - German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer sent on Monday a congratulatory message to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and said that Turkey was on the eve of important decisions in the aspect of foreign policy17.03.2003 [09] EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER EBEID RECEIVES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER TUZMENCAIRO - - 17.03.2003 - Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Mohamad Ebeid on Monday received Environment Minister Kursad Tuzmen and an accompanying delegation17.03.2003 [10] FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDERSECRETARY ZIYAL RECEIVES KHALILZADANKARA - There is an intensive diplomacy traffic in Foreign Ministry while countdown has started in a possible operation of the United States against Iraq17.03.2003 [11] BABACAN: ''ECONOMIC PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE''ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan for Economy said on Monday that there would be no deviation from the economic program17.03.2003 [12] CICEK SAYS TURKEY WANTS TO FURTHER IMPROVE ITS RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATESANKARA - Justice Minister and Government Spokesman Cemil Cicek said on Monday that Turkey wanted to further improve relations with the United States which was its strategical partner and ally17.03.2003 [13] COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING ENDS -CICEK: ''CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT DOES NOT MEAN CHANGE OF POLICIES''ANKARA - Justice Minister and Government Spokesman Cemil Cicek said on Monday that change of government did not mean change of policies17.03.2003 [14] TUZMEN: ''FREE TRADE AGREEMENT SHOULD BE SIGNED TO IMPROVE COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND EGYPT''CAIRO - Environment Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Monday that free trade agreement on which negotiations have been continuing since 1998 should be signed to further improve commercial relations between Turkey and Egypt17.03.2003 [15] IRAQI AMBASSADOR SALIH: ''IT IS A BIG LIE AND SLANDER THAT THERE WERE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ''ANKARA - Iraqi Ambassador in Ankara Talib Abid Salih said on Monday that it was a big lie and slander that there had been weapons of mass destruction in Iraq17.03.2003 [16] U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY KHALILZAD ARRIVES IN ANKARAANKARA - U.S. President George W. Bush's adviser for Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad arrived on Monday in Ankara to hold several contacts and attend a meeting of representatives of Iraqi opposition groups17.03.2003 [17] IRAQI OPPOSITION GROUPS MEETING TO TAKE PLACE IN ANKARA ON WEDNESDAYANKARA - The Ankara meeting which will bring certain Iraqi opposition groups in Iraq with Turkish and American officials is expected to be held on March 19, Wednesday17.03.2003 [18] PRESIDENT DENKTAS HEADS TRNC CABINET: ''OUR INITIATIVES WON'T STOP, WE CAN'T FOUND PARTNERSHIP UNLESS OUR SOVEREIGNTY AND STATE ARE ACCEPTED''LEFKOSA - TRNC President Rauf Denktas said on Monday that they gave an important test against Annan plan during the Cyprus talks in The Hague, adding ''we are not left in the lurch.''17.03.2003 [19] TURKISH BUSINESSMAN PURCHASES HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT IN BULGARIASOFIA - Turkish investments in Bulgaria increase despite the risk of global economic crisis.17.03.2003 [20] TRNC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS CONVENES IN EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGLEFKOSA - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Council of Ministers convened on Monday in an extraordinary meeting under the chairmanship of TRNC President Rauf Denktas17.03.2003 [21] ECONOMY ADMINISTRATION ASKS IMF FOR ADDITIONAL PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS TO SOLVE REDUNDANT POSITIONS PROBLEMANKARA - The economy administration asked IMF for an additional period of six months for solution of the problem of redundant positions in State Economic Enterprises (SEEs).17.03.2003 [22] STANAVFORMED ATLANTIC NAVAL FORCES VESSELS TO VISIT IZMIR PORTANKARA - Five vessels belonging to NATO's Standing Naval Force Mediterranean (STANAVFORMED) Atlantic Naval Forces will visit Izmir port between March 18 and 2317.03.2003 [23] GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME TO BE READ IN PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAYANKARA - The programme of the 59th government will be read out in the parliamentary general assembly on Tuesday.17.03.2003 [24] TREASURY TO REPAY USD 140.5 MILLION IN EXTERNAL DEBT THIS WEEKANKARA - Treasury will repay 140.5 million U.S. dollars in external debt this week.17.03.2003 [25] ENVIRONMENT MINISTER TUZMEN COMES TO EGYPTCAIRO - Environment Minister Kursad Tuzmen came to Cairo on Sunday evening upon invitation of Egyptian Foreign Trade Minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali.17.03.2003 [26] AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES ERDOGANBAKU - President Haydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan who became the prime minister17.03.2003 [27] PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN: ''THERE IS NO THREAT OR ANY SIMILAR THING IN U.S. PRESIDENT BUSH'S MESSAGE''ISTANBUL - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that his telephone talk with U.S. President George W. Bush was held in a friendly atmosphere, adding that ''there is no threat or any similar thing in U.S. President Bush's message.''17.03.2003 [28] PUK LEADER TALABANI, TURKMEN LEADER AHMET AGA AND BARZANI COME TO ANKARAANKARA - Patriotic Union for Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani, Iraqi Kurdistan Democrat Party (KDP) representative Necirvan Barzani and Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITC) leader Sanan Ahmet Aga came to Ankara on Sunday evening to participate in the meeting on Northern Iraq.17.03.2003 Anadolu Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |