TRKNWS-L x0x Anadolu Ajansi News -- 20 Jul 03
Turkish Radio Hour
BABACAN: ''WE TARGET TO COMPLETE FIFTH REVIEW BEFORE AUGUST 4''
ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Sunday, ''we target to
complete the fifth review under the Stand-by deal between Turkey and
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before August 4, 2003. IMF Board
will debate the fifth review before or after its annual recess between
August 4 and 15.''
20.07.2003
MOGHADAM: ''IMF DELEGATION AND GOVERNMENT HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON
POLICY IMPLEMENTATIONS TO COMPLETE FIFTH REVIEW''
ANKARA - International Monetary Fund (IMF) Turkey Desk Chief Reza
Moghadam said on Sunday that IMF delegation and the government had
reached an agreement on policy implementations to complete the fifth
review under the Stand-by deal between Turkey and the IMF.
20.07.2003
SENER: ''POLITICAL PROGRESS SHOULD BE SUPPORTED WITH ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT''
LEFKOSA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener
said on Sunday, ''political progress should be supported with economic
development. As a result of initiatives of the Turkish Cypriot side, a
new and positive atmosphere has been created in the island.''
20.07.2003
BABACAN: ''FIFTH REVIEW TALKS BETWEEN OUR GOVERNMENT AND IMF HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED''
ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Sunday, ''the fifth review
talks between the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
under the Stand-by deal between Turkey and the IMF have been
completed.''
20.07.2003
ERDOGAN: ''UNITED STATES REQUESTED SOLDIER FROM TURKEY''
BATMAN - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who also acts as leader
of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) said on Sunday that
the United States requested Turkey to send soldiers to Iraq.
20.07.2003
SENER: ''A SOLUTION TO CYPRUS QUESTION DEPENDS ON EQUAL STATUS AND
EQUAL SOVEREIGNTY OF TURKISH CYPRIOT PEOPLE''
LEFKOSA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener
said on Sunday, ''a lasting and fair solution can be found to the
Cyprus question with recognition of facts in the island and sovereign
equality of the sides by all relevant sides. A solution to Cyprus
question depends on equal status and equal sovereignty of Turkish
Cypriot people. The solution should be based on equal sovereignty,
continuation of Turkey's de facto and influential guarantee and
protection of Turkish-Greek balance.''
20.07.2003
BABACAN: ''POSSIBLE DEVIATION IN NON-INTEREST SURPLUS WILL BE
COMPENSATED BY PREVENTING EXTRAVAGANCE IN EXPENDITURES''
ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Sunday, ''measures to
prevent a possible deviation in our target to increase all public
budget non-interest surplus to 6.5 percent of the gross national
product (GNP) will be put into practice as soon as possible.''
20.07.2003
SECURITY FORCES IMPOUND 55 KG OF HEROIN IN ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL - Security forces impounded 55 kg of heroin in an operation
in Kucukcekmece district of Istanbul on Sunday.
20.07.2003
BABACAN: ''AFTER FINALIZING SOME TECHNICAL DETAILS, FIFTH REVIEW WORKS
WILL COME TO AN END JUST BEFORE OR AFTER ANNUAL RECESS OF IMF BOARD''
ANKARA - State Minister Ali Babacan said on Sunday, ''after finalizing
some technical details, the fifth review works under the Stand-by deal
between Turkey and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will come to
an end just before or after annual recess of the IMF Board between
August 4 and 15, 2003.''
20.07.2003
PRESIDENT SEZER: ''TURKISH CYPRIOT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING ON
THEIR PATH UNDER GUARANTEE OF TURKEY''
ANKARA - President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said on Sunday, ''Turkish
Cypriot people have been progressing on their path under guarantee of
Turkey. It is impossible to reach a lasting solution by ignoring
existence of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).''
20.07.2003
TREASURY TO AUCTION 91-DAY DISCOUNTED STATE NOTES ON NEXT WEEK
ANKARA - Treasury will conduct an auction on July 22 to sell 91-day
discounted state notes denominated in Turkish lira (TL).
20.07.2003
PEPE REPRESENTS TURKEY AT UNOFFICIAL MEETING OF EU ENVIRONMENT AND
ENERGY MINISTERS
ROME - Environment and Forestry Minister Osman Pepe represented Turkey
at the unofficial meeting of the European Union (EU) environment and
energy ministers in Montecatini, Italy, on Saturday.
20.07.2003
JULY 20 PEACE AND FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS START IN TRNC
LEFKOSA - The 29th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation, which
was launched by Turkey on July 20, 1974 by using its legal rights
stemming from international agreements in order to save Turkish
Cypriot people from attacks of the Greek Cypriot people has been
celebrating in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
20.07.2003
MILITARY VEHICLE PLUNGES INTO SHOULDER OF ROAD INJURING NINE SOLDIERS
AYDIN - A total of nine soldiers were injured when a military vehicle
carrying them plunged into shoulder of road in Buharkent town of
western province of Aydin late on Saturday.
20.07.2003
A PAINTING OF WORLDWIDE FAMOUS PAINTER TIZIANO FOUND IN BURDUR
BURDUR - A painting of worldwide famous painter Tiziano of Venice was
seized in southern province of Burdur on Saturday.
20.07.2003
IKSV PRESENTED WITH EUROPEAN CULTURE AWARD FOR 2003
ISTANBUL - Istanbul Culture and Art Foundation (IKSV) was presented
with the ''European Culture Award for 2003'' which has been given by
the European Union (EU) European Culture Forum for the last 11 years.
20.07.2003
BAYKAL: ''WE RECEIVED AN INFORMATION ABOUT PKK/KADEK'S FOUNDING A
PARTY IN KIRKUK''
ROME - Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal, who is
currently in Italian capital Rome to attend meetings of the Socialist
International, said on Saturday, ''we have received an information
claiming that the terrorist organization PKK/KADEK had founded a party
in Kirkuk, Iraq.''
20.07.2003