Subject: GORE/TURKEY S ONLY By LAURIE KASSMAN/RIYADH From: "Demetrios E. Paneras" DATE=3/23/95 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-175937 TITLE=GORE/TURKEY S ONLY BYLINE=LAURIE KASSMAN DATELINE=RIYADH CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: TURKISH TROOPS CONTINUE THEIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST KURDISH REBEL CAMPS INSIDE NORTHERN IRAQ. IN SAUDI ARABIA, VICE-PRESIDENT AL GORE SAYS TURKEY'S FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM SHOULD BE SEEN IN THE CONTEXT OF SELF-DEFENSE. CORRESPONDENT LAURIE KASSMAN REPORTS FROM RIYADH THAT THE HEAD OF THE 52-NATION ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE AGREES, BUT WITH SOME RESERVATIONS. TEXT: TURKEY'S CROSS-BORDER CAMPAIGN AGAINST KURDISH REBEL CAMPS HAS BROUGHT STRONG CRITICISM FROM EUROPE. BUT VICE-PRESIDENT GORE SAYS TURKEY SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST TERRORISM. HE SAYS THE P-K-K REBELS DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE INTERESTS OF THE KURDISH PEOPLE WHO HAVE REJECTED VIOLENCE. // GORE ACT // WE RECOGNIZE THE WELL-ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL RIGHT TO DEFEND ONESELF AGAINST ATTACKS AND THE ACTION BY TURKEY SHOULD BE SEEN IN THIS CONNECTION. // END ACT // THE HEAD OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE, HAMED ALGABID, SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS TURKEY'S SECURITY CONCERNS, TOO, BUT SAYS THE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF ALL NEIGHBORS SHOULD BE RESPECTED.(SIGNED) NEB/LK/SKH 23-Mar-95 6:44 AM EST (1144 UTC) NNNN Source: Voice of America ------------------------------------------------------------------------------