2 October 2009 – Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy of non-violence in the face of aggression is an enduring symbol of hope for leaders and grass-roots campaigners alike in defeating the growing number of hostile forces threatening the modern world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. In a message marking the third annual International Day of Non-violence, observed on 2 October in honour of Mr. Gandhi’s birthday, Mr. Ban said that Mr. Gandhi understood that a powerful idea could change the world.
“He knew that individuals, working alone and together, could realize what others might dismiss as impossible dreams,” Mr. Ban said of Mr. Gandhi, whose non-violent struggle led to an independent India and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom around the globe.
“We strive, for example, to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction,” he said. “Recent initiatives and meetings, including last week’s Security Council summit on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, have improved prospects for reductions in global arsenals.” Mr. Ban underscored the importance of sustaining this momentum, and called on the international community to press for success at next year’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference and beyond. “The call to non-violence need not apply only to the use of deadly weapons,” he added. “The United Nations and its grass-roots partners have long campaigned to stop the human assault on our planet.”
Greenhouse gas emissions have long threatened the planet, he said, urging activists everywhere “to turn up the heat on world leaders to seal a deal at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December.”
Hate speech still has the potential to fan fears and tensions between peoples and to eventually lead to real bloodshed, European countries told the annual high-level segment of the General Assembly, urging United Nations Member States to remain vigilant against the problem.
Belgium’s Foreign Minister Yves Leterme told the Assembly that any strategy for conflict prevention must begin with the banishment of any hate speech “attacking the dignity of human beings, of nations, communities, or the right of States to exist.”
In his address to the annual General Debate, held at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Leterme noted that “far too often we have witnessed what terrible bloodbaths were caused by incitement of hatred. He stressed that Belgium fully supports the principle of “responsibility to protect,” which requires governments to protect their citizens against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
The concept of responsibility to protect has become critical, particularly following a surge of civil conflicts and serious human rights violations since the 1990s, Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milo Ðukanović said in his address yesterday. Mr. Ðukanović backed the latest report of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the issue and called on Member States to reach agreement soon on the crafting of appropriate mechanisms within the UN to deal with the issue.
Miroslav Lajcák, Foreign Minister of Slovakia, said the international community was not focused enough on protecting civilians from war crimes and ethnic cleansing. “We also cannot forget our obligation to prevent the incitement of those most serious crimes under international law and that this could be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC), established for ending impunity for perpetrators of them,” he said.
Liechtenstein’s Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick described the ICC as proof that “over the last two decades multilateralism has perhaps been most successful in the area of international criminal justice.”
Austria’s Michael Spindelegger, who serves as his country’s Federal Minister for European and International Affairs said “We reject any abuse of the UN General Assembly as a platform for intolerance, anti-Semitism and racial hatred.” Mr. Spindelegger noted that with its position in the heart of Europe and at the crossroads of different cultures, religions and political systems for many years, Austria has tried in recent years to become a “platform for peace and dialogue,” playing host to UN offices and international negotiations to resolve long-running disputes.
Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu reiterated what he described as his country’s “fight against extremism, xenophobia and all forms of racism and discrimination.” Mr. Diaconescu noted that his country was a strong supporter of multiculturalism, and inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue, and therefore backed the Alliance of Civilizations.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Mentally Exhausted!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsuF1it68tg
Stop abuse your children and follow the Geneva conventions of Children´s rights! Or you should #¤# be reported and tried! Children being exposed and used in conflicts can develop severe mentally damage. Even schizophrenia! Clean #¤# up your acts!
Stop abuse your children and follow the Geneva conventions of Children´s rights! Or you should #¤# be reported and tried! Children being exposed and used in conflicts can develop severe mentally damage. Even schizophrenia! Clean #¤# up your acts!
Gilad Schalit appeared healthy
JERUSALEM – A two-minute video showing an apparently unharmed captured Israeli soldier for 19 Palestinian women held in Israeli jails — the first tangible step toward defusing a key flashpoint in Israeli-Palestinian hostilities. Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement that Sgt. Gilad Schalit appeared healthy. Israeli officials said the video of Shalit was authenticated before 19 of the women were released. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shalit's parents saw copies but there were no statements and no immediate decision to make it public.
Israel had said Friday's deal was a confidence-building gesture before crucial stages in negotiations for Shalit's release. Friday's deal will also herald an end to a crippling, Israel-led blockade of Gaza,
Israel's Channel 2 TV said Schalit was reading from a text. The young man addressed his parents in the video and discussed the military accident, it reported. He also addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, media reported, without giving further details. Israel's lead negotiator in prisoner swap talks viewed the video first in Tel Aviv to determine its authenticity. The video was then transferred to Jerusalem, where Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak viewed it.
By late afternoon, the video had not been released, but Israeli media reported that it would be aired soon. A Hamas Web site cites Hamas officials as saying the video was filmed on Sept. 14, and shows Schalit, dressed in a military uniform, sitting on a chair and reading a daily newspaper. Schalit demonstrates his good health by standing on the chair for five seconds before sitting down again, the officials said. Israeli media, citing officials who had seen the video, confirmed that Schalit was seen with a newspaper dated Sept. 14 — Hamas' proof the footage was taken recently.
A two-minute video shows him "healthy and coherent" and speaking to the camera, Israeli officials said on Friday. He read from a text, telling of his condition and asking for his release. He was shaved and his hair was short. He was wearing glasses and dressed in what appeared to be military uniform, said the official. The recorded images of Shalit, 23, were handed over in exchange for Israel's release of 20 Palestinian women from its jails, one of whom brought home a 20-month-old boy born in prison to a joyful reception in the Gaza Strip.
"I hope this is going to be a step on the way to freeing our men and women prisoners from occupation jails," said Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh. "I hope it will be step toward Palestinian reconciliation and national unity. I see the Palestinian people today united behind this step," he told a crowd welcoming home Fatim al-Zaq.
About 200 people waving Palestinian flags greeted vans carrying 18 of the women into the West Bank. Later, the prisoners were greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his walled compound, as elated relatives threw fistfuls of candy in the air. Zhour Hamdan, arrested in 2003, was reunited with her eight children and saw her first granddaughter, 1-year-old Selina, for the first time. Her daughter Nasreen, 26, said she hadn't been able to visit her mother for more than a year because of Israeli movement restrictions. "It's indescribable," Nasreen said of the reunion. "We are preparing a tremendous celebration at home." Yet another prisoner will be released to Gaza on Sunday, bringing to 20 the total number of women freed as part of the exchange, Israel's prisons service said.
In both the West Bank and Gaza, the first stop for the liberated women was government headquarters, where official receptions and celebrations were held and speakers demanded the release of hundreds of long-term prisoners. On the Gaza side of Israel's Erez Checkpoint, hundreds of Palestinians waving flags and a convoy into the Mediterranean coast city with sirens wailing. Haniyeh sent his official car to pick up 40-year-old Fatima al-Zaq and son Youssef and bring them direct to his office. The al-Zaq house was decorated with posters and flags. "We feel wonderful," said her husband Mohammed. "People are celebrating with us, from all factions ... the prisoners' release unites us."
Netanyahu said in a statement on Wednesday it was "important for the entire world to know that Gilad Shalit is alive and well and that Hamas is responsible for his well-being and his fate."
German and Egyptian mediators have been acting as go-betweens in swap talks.
AMY TEIBEL-AP, Dalia Nammari contributed to this report from Ramallah, Ben Hubbard contributed from Gaza City. Reuters- Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza, Mohammed Assadi in Ramallah; editing by Douglas Hamilton and Elizabeth Fullerton
Israel had said Friday's deal was a confidence-building gesture before crucial stages in negotiations for Shalit's release. Friday's deal will also herald an end to a crippling, Israel-led blockade of Gaza,
Israel's Channel 2 TV said Schalit was reading from a text. The young man addressed his parents in the video and discussed the military accident, it reported. He also addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, media reported, without giving further details. Israel's lead negotiator in prisoner swap talks viewed the video first in Tel Aviv to determine its authenticity. The video was then transferred to Jerusalem, where Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak viewed it.
By late afternoon, the video had not been released, but Israeli media reported that it would be aired soon. A Hamas Web site cites Hamas officials as saying the video was filmed on Sept. 14, and shows Schalit, dressed in a military uniform, sitting on a chair and reading a daily newspaper. Schalit demonstrates his good health by standing on the chair for five seconds before sitting down again, the officials said. Israeli media, citing officials who had seen the video, confirmed that Schalit was seen with a newspaper dated Sept. 14 — Hamas' proof the footage was taken recently.
A two-minute video shows him "healthy and coherent" and speaking to the camera, Israeli officials said on Friday. He read from a text, telling of his condition and asking for his release. He was shaved and his hair was short. He was wearing glasses and dressed in what appeared to be military uniform, said the official. The recorded images of Shalit, 23, were handed over in exchange for Israel's release of 20 Palestinian women from its jails, one of whom brought home a 20-month-old boy born in prison to a joyful reception in the Gaza Strip.
"I hope this is going to be a step on the way to freeing our men and women prisoners from occupation jails," said Hamas prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh. "I hope it will be step toward Palestinian reconciliation and national unity. I see the Palestinian people today united behind this step," he told a crowd welcoming home Fatim al-Zaq.
About 200 people waving Palestinian flags greeted vans carrying 18 of the women into the West Bank. Later, the prisoners were greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his walled compound, as elated relatives threw fistfuls of candy in the air. Zhour Hamdan, arrested in 2003, was reunited with her eight children and saw her first granddaughter, 1-year-old Selina, for the first time. Her daughter Nasreen, 26, said she hadn't been able to visit her mother for more than a year because of Israeli movement restrictions. "It's indescribable," Nasreen said of the reunion. "We are preparing a tremendous celebration at home." Yet another prisoner will be released to Gaza on Sunday, bringing to 20 the total number of women freed as part of the exchange, Israel's prisons service said.
In both the West Bank and Gaza, the first stop for the liberated women was government headquarters, where official receptions and celebrations were held and speakers demanded the release of hundreds of long-term prisoners. On the Gaza side of Israel's Erez Checkpoint, hundreds of Palestinians waving flags and a convoy into the Mediterranean coast city with sirens wailing. Haniyeh sent his official car to pick up 40-year-old Fatima al-Zaq and son Youssef and bring them direct to his office. The al-Zaq house was decorated with posters and flags. "We feel wonderful," said her husband Mohammed. "People are celebrating with us, from all factions ... the prisoners' release unites us."
Netanyahu said in a statement on Wednesday it was "important for the entire world to know that Gilad Shalit is alive and well and that Hamas is responsible for his well-being and his fate."
German and Egyptian mediators have been acting as go-betweens in swap talks.
AMY TEIBEL-AP, Dalia Nammari contributed to this report from Ramallah, Ben Hubbard contributed from Gaza City. Reuters- Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza, Mohammed Assadi in Ramallah; editing by Douglas Hamilton and Elizabeth Fullerton
Well...This will not do..
“We are exerting our efforts to find a common ground to overcome the crisis of investigation and prosecution against DTP MPs,” speaking to reporters at the Turkish Parliament, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after Turkish court made a decision to face charges against the parliamentarians from the Democratic Society Party (DTP).He said that they are willing to hold discussion with other parties in the parliament on constitutional changes because they are against prosecution of any person for mere expression of thoughts. Erdogan said, “We are keen to make change in the constitution to overcome this crisis and prevent prosecuting of our parliamentary colleagues from DTP.”
PUKmedia
Mr Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan..This will not do..You need help because you will not be able to get through everything with all interests involved. We have all the facts. We know very #¤# well which British director of weapon company that wrote and put the whole report into work for having PKK on terrorists lists after a European court annulled that decision and had weapon deals with Turkey at the same time. And also very damn well how Italy was abetting for that too! And how Joseph Ralston "defuse tensions". Turkey will not have any help by any of those people and weapon companies when it comes to what´s important here!
There are a whole LOT going on that will affect the future for a long time and there are in fact things, events and interests at stake here very much! And it´s not just for Turkey but for a whole LOT other countries and interest!
You can not and will not have democratization's, peace, developments and move forward with committing a politicied and bombing peoples children! It will not do! It will not work and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will not be able to pull it through and it´s VERY #¤# obvious he need help from others than Lockheed Martin, British and Italy´s weapon industry! Or by the Iranian regime that is looking forward to do business with Turkey in a "democratization process" and that is bombing Kurdish villages at the other side of the border at this very moment in a genocidal "war-fare" that has been going on ever since the U.S. was in Iraq the last time, or the time before that, while people still are hanged in masses in Iran!
Some #¤# weapon companies will not be able to convince people they are democratizing by bombing their children! #¤# Stupids!
There are no ones that going to change the world with such disgusting criminal methods and there are no people on this planet that will go along with such stupid, manipulative and criminal methods. Some are not working on developments and stabilizing the future and there are no ones that are going to "change the world again", but are in fact making their beds for a #¤%¤ global uprising with telling people they do democratization's with bombing and killing peoples children! Just because some politicians and weapon dealers are WAY OUT OF LINE AND HAVE NOT TOUCH WITH REALITY WHAT SO EVER.. it does NOT mean people on the rest of this planet are!
Thursday, October 01, 2009
It´s time to bring Gaza back to the world from Nasrallah´s/Syrias/ the Iranian regime´s Twilight Zone! Without delay!
And it´s very #¤# obvious that both the Israeli government, IDF and Hamas and 200 factions need to do examinations, investigations and evaluations and reflections upon their own actions and stupidity! People are still dying in tunnels. And Israel has plough through Gaza for just as long as the genocidal "war-fare" carousel with Vietnam village guard system and rocket transportation border has been going on. While Nasrallah screams from a safe Damascus and Iranian criminals calls it "great victories" and Hamas shuffle around the Gaza citizens like cattle's and mentally abuse the children in the most severe ways #¤## enough!
Both Israel and Hamas are critical to Goldstone´s report..That means it must be something good with it!
So after Russia provided Lebanon with jets and Nasrallah started shouting on idiots in Gaza.,
JERUSALEM - The Israeli government and military have retained high-powered international lawyers and set up a joint task force to fend off attempts by Palestinians and their supporters to try Israeli officials on war crimes charges abroad.
After other idiots orchestrated the "take over" from Damascus and the Iranian embassy and screamed about "resistance" from Damascus while Palestinians shot Palestinian police which were trying to get order, Palestinians and children were caught in the cross fires. And kept screaming how they fought from Damascus after Nasrallah and the "great cooperation's" with Palestinian in Israeli jails, after Russia provided Lebanon with jets. And then gave congratulations to "the great victory in Gaza"..After the "great victory in Lebanon"..
It´s just use the little square in the corner of this "blog" and search Nasrallah..and read all about it..As every other #¤# psychopathic stupidity some are occupied with!
http://voicefromnorth.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html#4926141243134123380
"Reality v.s Twilight zone"
http://voicefromnorth.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html#9037679431580474307
After other idiots orchestrated the "take over" from Damascus and the Iranian embassy and screamed about "resistance" from Damascus while Palestinians shot Palestinian police which were trying to get order, Palestinians and children were caught in the cross fires. And kept screaming how they fought from Damascus after Nasrallah and the "great cooperation's" with Palestinian in Israeli jails, after Russia provided Lebanon with jets. And then gave congratulations to "the great victory in Gaza"..After the "great victory in Lebanon"..
It´s just use the little square in the corner of this "blog" and search Nasrallah..and read all about it..As every other #¤# psychopathic stupidity some are occupied with!
http://voicefromnorth.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html#4926141243134123380
"Reality v.s Twilight zone"
http://voicefromnorth.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html#9037679431580474307
Anyway..
Some better hurry working on the global warming, "democratization's and the global uprising" in pipelineinstan, ever since Turkey burnt down the cedar forests in Lebanon and the forests in the whole country of Kurdistan/North of Iraq, used and still use chemical gases all over the region coming down with the waters, those that are not cut off.., while the ground waters are affected all the way through Saudi Arabia and the golf stream, before the ice melt to fast and to much cold waters coming down to fast in the golf stream, BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ANY ONES THAT WILL HAVE ANY USE FOR THAT BLACK SMEAR ANYWAY IF THAT HAPPENS!
IDIOTS!
IDIOTS!
It´s getting ridiculous..
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States should provide information about top militants in Pakistan, a government minister said on Thursday, as Washington stepped up pressure on Islamabad to go after Taliban leaders.
"Well..yeah..They have not only lived there as "Talibans" for decades, or as "Muhajideen´s" since the U.S. was there the last time, but are actually a tribe with people that have lived there for centuries and the last time the Britons where there as well, and as we ALL know there are no such people as Talibans"! But of course neither the U.S., Britain or Pakistan would know anything about that..
"Well..yeah..They have not only lived there as "Talibans" for decades, or as "Muhajideen´s" since the U.S. was there the last time, but are actually a tribe with people that have lived there for centuries and the last time the Britons where there as well, and as we ALL know there are no such people as Talibans"! But of course neither the U.S., Britain or Pakistan would know anything about that..
"For Kurdish opening".."Democratization"..
30 September 2009 Turkish government will ask the parliament to extend the mandate for cross-border military operations for another year, government spokesman said on Tuesday. Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek told a press conference after the meeting of Council of Ministers that the government would ask the parliament to debate the request as soon as possible after the parliament enters the new legislative year on October 1.
Eurasia Daily Monitor September 29, 2009
The test flights of Turkey's national attack helicopters, which will be produced jointly with Italy, were concluded on September 28, producing satisfactory results for Turkish defense officials. Following a decade of discussions on developing a combat helicopter program, Turkey awarded the bid to produce combat and reconnaissance helicopters to the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) -the prime contractor- and the Italian AgustaWestland -the subcontractor- in 2007. Under the $3 billion program, 51 (plus 40 optional) helicopters will be produced for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Agusta Westland agreed to transfer technology for the development of Turkey's T-129 ATAK, which will be an improvised version of its A-129 helicopters to meet the Turkish army's specific needs to operate in high altitude mountainous terrain. The first T-129's are scheduled to be delivered to the TSK in 2013 (EDM, June 27, 2008, Today's Zaman, September 29).
Moreover, since Turkey's TAI will have the exclusive rights to market and sell the final product worldwide, the project is particularly attractive for Turkey. Through this and other ambitious national weapons programs, it aims to emerge as a major player in the global arms industry. Pakistan, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have reportedly expressed their interest in purchasing the T-129 (Anadolu Ajansi, September 25).
The CEO of AgustaWestland Giuseppe Orsi said that tests with the helicopter equipped with a weapons system are expected to be conducted in 2010. The Turkish pilot that flew the T-129 found its maneuverability to be superb. Noting that he had flown American Cobras, he argued that the T-129 performed better than other helicopters in the Turkish army's inventory. Both Orsi and TAI General Manager Muharrem Dortkasli stressed that the first test flights were performed ahead of schedule and that the program will be concluded on time in 2013.
Turkish and Italian officials' emphasis on the smooth progress of the project even ahead of the deadline is significant, given the growing determination of the Turkish military to meet its attack helicopter needs. The Turkish army has expressed interest in acquiring additional strike helicopters as a stop-gap measure. In this context, it has earmarked the procurement of either Russian or American platforms (EDM, June 17). If the T-129 program could proceed at full speed, it might address the need for such additional purchases.
In a large-scale project involving over 300 Turkish engines, Turkey's leading defense electronics company ASELSAN developed the mission computer and targeting, navigation, communication and electronic warfare systems. The T-129 will be equipped with advanced anti-tanks missiles, as well as air-to-air stinger missiles (Zaman, September 26). The T-129 will use an engine originally developed by LHTEC, a joint venture between U.S. Honeywell and the British Rolls Royce, for the abortive Comanche helicopter project. According to the Turkish press, even the Italian army was considering the idea of switching to this engine on the A-129's (Anadolu Ajansi, September 25, Hurriyet, September 29). Although Turkish officials emphasize that Turkey will be able to export the new helicopter, it still remains unclear whether it actually possesses full rights over its worldwide sales. Since the engine will be supplied by a U.S. producer, exporting the T-129 to third countries will require obtaining U.S. export licenses, which might imply a de facto veto.
28 September 2009 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his brief meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama discussed problems and recent developments in Turkey's region. "The agenda of our meeting was on recent developments in our region including Iraq, Syria and the Middle East as well as steps we have been taking on relations between Turkey and Armenia," Erdogan told reporters upon his return from the U.S. where he participated in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly. Erdogan said situation in Afghanistan was also taken up during the 15-minute meeting with Obama, adding that Turkish task force was set to take over command in Kabul in November.
Friday, 18 September 2009 - Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on EU countries to extend support to the government's democratization initiative, launched to address the Kurdish issue. Erdogan told reporters following the inauguration ceremony of the Istanbul Congress Center, that "foreign support was necessary to suppress and overcome the problem of terrorism and other secondary problems." Answering a question as to whether the government's midterm economic growth projections announced Wednesday, depended on future loans to be provided by IMF, Erdogan said the government was trying to stand on its own feet, and all projections were based on Turkey's own capabilities.
24 September 2009 – A resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on two States existing side by side in peace and security is indispensable to both regional and global peace, the Turkish Prime Minister told the General Assembly today, demanding an opening of barriers which he said were thwarting the reconstruction of Gaza. “Turkey has on every possible occasion stressed that it is not possible to turn a blind eye to the appalling conditions in Gaza,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the second day of the high-level segment of the Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. “It is our common humanitarian and moral responsibility to ensure that the tragedy unfolding in Gaza is brought to an end, and an atmosphere of lasting peace is created in the region,” said Mr. Erdogan. “It has been eight months since the declaration of the ceasefires that ended the hostilities in Gaza,” he said, adding that six months have also passed since an international conference in Egypt pledged billions of dollars for the reconstruction of the area. “However, I regret that the human tragedy in Gaza still goes on.” “We demand that these obstacles are immediately lifted and normalcy restored to Gaza for the sake of peace and security of both Israel and the Palestinians,” he said. Urging the international community to reinvigorate efforts to resolve the problem, the Prime Minister said told the Assembly that it “is our common humanitarian and moral responsibility to ensure that the tragedy unfolding in Gaza is brought to an end, and an atmosphere of lasting peace is created in the region.”
In the United States, Erdogan was in the 64th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York and G-20 summit in Pittsburg. In New York, Erdogan held his first meeting with representatives of Jewish organizations in the United States, including the Anti-Defamation League. According to sources, the meeting was fruitful and the Jewish community asked Erdogan questions regarding several topics. The Turkish prime minister said Turkey would do its best to maintain the direct negotiations between Israel and Syria, The Jewish representatives said the Jewish community in Istanbul had welcomed the "first lesson circulation" regarding love, affection and tolerance against linguistic, religious and racist discrimination.
Finance minister invites European investors to Turkey. Simsek called on 130 Belgian and multi-national firm representatives to invest in Turkey in a meeting in Belgium.Wednesday, 30 September 2009 08:04The Turkish finance minister invited on Tuesday European investors to Turkey. Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek called on 130 Belgian and multi-national firm representatives to invest in Turkey in a meeting in Belgium. The Belgian Ministry of Economy, the Turkish Private Sector Association in Belgium, and Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey organized a meeting in Brussels, Belgium on "Turkey and Belgium: Business and Investment Opportunities." The Belgian minister said his country was extending full support to Turkey's European Union (EU) membership bid.
Participants are discussing "attractive sectors in Turkey and Belgium: opportunities and incentives", "doing business in Turkey and Belgium: practical keys and tools", "Turkey, Belgium and Europe: how to enhance common opportunities?", and "enhancing Belgium: Turkish Business and Investment Relations."
Turkey to privatize natural gas grid of capital by year end.
Turkish government plans to open a new tender to privatize Baskent natural gas grid in the capital city of Ankara by the end of this year, energy minister said.30 September 2009. Turkish government plans to open a new tender to privatize Baskent natural gas grid in the capital city of Ankara by the end of this year, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz said on Tuesday. The Supreme Board of Privatization has authorized the Privatization Administration Board to sell 80 percent of Ankara's gas distributor company. Yildiz said the board would go out to tender in almost two months. "We will finish the process by the end of this year," Yildiz said. In an auction in March 2008, Global Energaz offered 1.61 billion USD, the highest bid for the privatization of Baskent Dogalgaz Dagitim. Elektromed A.S. submitted the second highest bid, and Calik Holding made the third highest offer in the auction. Turkey's Competition Board approved in July 2008 the privatization of the company. After some legal problems occurred during block sale of Baskent Dogalgaz to Global Yatirim Holding, the auction was awarded to the runner-up Elektromed, however, Ankara Municipality cancelled the tender.
UN leaders accept Turkey's increasing diplomatic influence. The Turkish foreign minister said that all interlocutors of Turkey had admitted the increasing diplomatic influence of Turkey. The Turkish foreign minister said on Tuesday that all interlocutors of Turkey had admitted the increasing diplomatic influence of Turkey. Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said every one he met during the 64th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly had accepted Turkey's increasing diplomatic influence. "This is a very important development," Davutoglu told a press conference at the Turkish House in New York after completing his talks in this city. Davutoglu had held more than 60 bilateral and 10 multilateral meetings in New York last week. The Turkish minister said that his interlocutors had asked Turkey to intervene in several crises in far-away regions and make positive contributions. "This indicates how much Turkey contributes to global issues, thanks to its performance after it became a (non-permanent) member of the UN Security Council," he said. Davutoglu enumerated the main topics as the Balkans, Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia. Also, Davutoglu said he met his Uzbek counterpart Vladimir Norov and defined Central Asia policy as one of the most important factors of Turkey's foreign policy. Davutoglu said he discussed not only bilateral relations but also balances and strategies in Asia with the Uzbek minister. The Uzbek minister would extend full support to Turkey's observer membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Davutoglu said. Uzbekistan is actually holding the rotating presidency of the organization. Davutoglu said he once more reaffirmed the importance Turkey attached to Uzbekistan's stability and welfare and said Turkey's support to Uzbekistan in both regional and global and international developments would continue. Earlier on Tuesday, Davutoglu met UN Under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes, and discussed Cyprus issue with Louise Arbour, the president of the International Crisis Group. Holmes welcomed Turkey's assistance and aid to many world countries.
IMF-WBank meetings in Turkey
30 September 2009 Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan will give a news conference on Wednesday in Istanbul to give information about IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting. Preparatory meetings, which will be organized within the scope of IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, will take start after release of "Global Stability Report". Jose Vinals, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the IMF will give a news conference to announce the "Global Stability Report" . Olivier Blanchard, Chief Economist at the IMF, will give a news conference October 1 on "World Economic Outlook Report". A seminar titled The United States Economic Outlook: Prospects, Risks, and Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean will also take place on Friday. World Bank President Robert Zoellick and IMF Managing-Director Dominique Strauss-Khan will separately hold a joint press conference on October 2. Lorenzo Giorgianni from IMF will organize a seminar on "IMF supported Programs: What have we learned so Far?" A series of seminars are scheduled to be held on October 3-4. International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) is expected to discuss the impact of global economic crisis on developing countries on October 4 while the Development Committee (DC) will convene on October 5. The opening and closing sessions of the annual meeting will take place on October 6-7. Security measures were taken in Istanbul for the meetings. The annual meetings are usually held for two consecutive years at the IMF and World Bank HQ in Washington, D.C. and every third year in another member country. This year's meetings will be the second time that Turkey will host the annual meetings (the first time was in 1955, also in Istanbul).
Eurasia Daily Monitor September 29, 2009
The test flights of Turkey's national attack helicopters, which will be produced jointly with Italy, were concluded on September 28, producing satisfactory results for Turkish defense officials. Following a decade of discussions on developing a combat helicopter program, Turkey awarded the bid to produce combat and reconnaissance helicopters to the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) -the prime contractor- and the Italian AgustaWestland -the subcontractor- in 2007. Under the $3 billion program, 51 (plus 40 optional) helicopters will be produced for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Agusta Westland agreed to transfer technology for the development of Turkey's T-129 ATAK, which will be an improvised version of its A-129 helicopters to meet the Turkish army's specific needs to operate in high altitude mountainous terrain. The first T-129's are scheduled to be delivered to the TSK in 2013 (EDM, June 27, 2008, Today's Zaman, September 29).
Moreover, since Turkey's TAI will have the exclusive rights to market and sell the final product worldwide, the project is particularly attractive for Turkey. Through this and other ambitious national weapons programs, it aims to emerge as a major player in the global arms industry. Pakistan, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan have reportedly expressed their interest in purchasing the T-129 (Anadolu Ajansi, September 25).
The CEO of AgustaWestland Giuseppe Orsi said that tests with the helicopter equipped with a weapons system are expected to be conducted in 2010. The Turkish pilot that flew the T-129 found its maneuverability to be superb. Noting that he had flown American Cobras, he argued that the T-129 performed better than other helicopters in the Turkish army's inventory. Both Orsi and TAI General Manager Muharrem Dortkasli stressed that the first test flights were performed ahead of schedule and that the program will be concluded on time in 2013.
Turkish and Italian officials' emphasis on the smooth progress of the project even ahead of the deadline is significant, given the growing determination of the Turkish military to meet its attack helicopter needs. The Turkish army has expressed interest in acquiring additional strike helicopters as a stop-gap measure. In this context, it has earmarked the procurement of either Russian or American platforms (EDM, June 17). If the T-129 program could proceed at full speed, it might address the need for such additional purchases.
In a large-scale project involving over 300 Turkish engines, Turkey's leading defense electronics company ASELSAN developed the mission computer and targeting, navigation, communication and electronic warfare systems. The T-129 will be equipped with advanced anti-tanks missiles, as well as air-to-air stinger missiles (Zaman, September 26). The T-129 will use an engine originally developed by LHTEC, a joint venture between U.S. Honeywell and the British Rolls Royce, for the abortive Comanche helicopter project. According to the Turkish press, even the Italian army was considering the idea of switching to this engine on the A-129's (Anadolu Ajansi, September 25, Hurriyet, September 29). Although Turkish officials emphasize that Turkey will be able to export the new helicopter, it still remains unclear whether it actually possesses full rights over its worldwide sales. Since the engine will be supplied by a U.S. producer, exporting the T-129 to third countries will require obtaining U.S. export licenses, which might imply a de facto veto.
28 September 2009 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday his brief meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama discussed problems and recent developments in Turkey's region. "The agenda of our meeting was on recent developments in our region including Iraq, Syria and the Middle East as well as steps we have been taking on relations between Turkey and Armenia," Erdogan told reporters upon his return from the U.S. where he participated in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly. Erdogan said situation in Afghanistan was also taken up during the 15-minute meeting with Obama, adding that Turkish task force was set to take over command in Kabul in November.
Friday, 18 September 2009 - Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on EU countries to extend support to the government's democratization initiative, launched to address the Kurdish issue. Erdogan told reporters following the inauguration ceremony of the Istanbul Congress Center, that "foreign support was necessary to suppress and overcome the problem of terrorism and other secondary problems." Answering a question as to whether the government's midterm economic growth projections announced Wednesday, depended on future loans to be provided by IMF, Erdogan said the government was trying to stand on its own feet, and all projections were based on Turkey's own capabilities.
24 September 2009 – A resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict based on two States existing side by side in peace and security is indispensable to both regional and global peace, the Turkish Prime Minister told the General Assembly today, demanding an opening of barriers which he said were thwarting the reconstruction of Gaza. “Turkey has on every possible occasion stressed that it is not possible to turn a blind eye to the appalling conditions in Gaza,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the second day of the high-level segment of the Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York. “It is our common humanitarian and moral responsibility to ensure that the tragedy unfolding in Gaza is brought to an end, and an atmosphere of lasting peace is created in the region,” said Mr. Erdogan. “It has been eight months since the declaration of the ceasefires that ended the hostilities in Gaza,” he said, adding that six months have also passed since an international conference in Egypt pledged billions of dollars for the reconstruction of the area. “However, I regret that the human tragedy in Gaza still goes on.” “We demand that these obstacles are immediately lifted and normalcy restored to Gaza for the sake of peace and security of both Israel and the Palestinians,” he said. Urging the international community to reinvigorate efforts to resolve the problem, the Prime Minister said told the Assembly that it “is our common humanitarian and moral responsibility to ensure that the tragedy unfolding in Gaza is brought to an end, and an atmosphere of lasting peace is created in the region.”
In the United States, Erdogan was in the 64th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York and G-20 summit in Pittsburg. In New York, Erdogan held his first meeting with representatives of Jewish organizations in the United States, including the Anti-Defamation League. According to sources, the meeting was fruitful and the Jewish community asked Erdogan questions regarding several topics. The Turkish prime minister said Turkey would do its best to maintain the direct negotiations between Israel and Syria, The Jewish representatives said the Jewish community in Istanbul had welcomed the "first lesson circulation" regarding love, affection and tolerance against linguistic, religious and racist discrimination.
Finance minister invites European investors to Turkey. Simsek called on 130 Belgian and multi-national firm representatives to invest in Turkey in a meeting in Belgium.Wednesday, 30 September 2009 08:04The Turkish finance minister invited on Tuesday European investors to Turkey. Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek called on 130 Belgian and multi-national firm representatives to invest in Turkey in a meeting in Belgium. The Belgian Ministry of Economy, the Turkish Private Sector Association in Belgium, and Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey organized a meeting in Brussels, Belgium on "Turkey and Belgium: Business and Investment Opportunities." The Belgian minister said his country was extending full support to Turkey's European Union (EU) membership bid.
Participants are discussing "attractive sectors in Turkey and Belgium: opportunities and incentives", "doing business in Turkey and Belgium: practical keys and tools", "Turkey, Belgium and Europe: how to enhance common opportunities?", and "enhancing Belgium: Turkish Business and Investment Relations."
Turkey to privatize natural gas grid of capital by year end.
Turkish government plans to open a new tender to privatize Baskent natural gas grid in the capital city of Ankara by the end of this year, energy minister said.30 September 2009. Turkish government plans to open a new tender to privatize Baskent natural gas grid in the capital city of Ankara by the end of this year, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz said on Tuesday. The Supreme Board of Privatization has authorized the Privatization Administration Board to sell 80 percent of Ankara's gas distributor company. Yildiz said the board would go out to tender in almost two months. "We will finish the process by the end of this year," Yildiz said. In an auction in March 2008, Global Energaz offered 1.61 billion USD, the highest bid for the privatization of Baskent Dogalgaz Dagitim. Elektromed A.S. submitted the second highest bid, and Calik Holding made the third highest offer in the auction. Turkey's Competition Board approved in July 2008 the privatization of the company. After some legal problems occurred during block sale of Baskent Dogalgaz to Global Yatirim Holding, the auction was awarded to the runner-up Elektromed, however, Ankara Municipality cancelled the tender.
UN leaders accept Turkey's increasing diplomatic influence. The Turkish foreign minister said that all interlocutors of Turkey had admitted the increasing diplomatic influence of Turkey. The Turkish foreign minister said on Tuesday that all interlocutors of Turkey had admitted the increasing diplomatic influence of Turkey. Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said every one he met during the 64th Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly had accepted Turkey's increasing diplomatic influence. "This is a very important development," Davutoglu told a press conference at the Turkish House in New York after completing his talks in this city. Davutoglu had held more than 60 bilateral and 10 multilateral meetings in New York last week. The Turkish minister said that his interlocutors had asked Turkey to intervene in several crises in far-away regions and make positive contributions. "This indicates how much Turkey contributes to global issues, thanks to its performance after it became a (non-permanent) member of the UN Security Council," he said. Davutoglu enumerated the main topics as the Balkans, Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asia. Also, Davutoglu said he met his Uzbek counterpart Vladimir Norov and defined Central Asia policy as one of the most important factors of Turkey's foreign policy. Davutoglu said he discussed not only bilateral relations but also balances and strategies in Asia with the Uzbek minister. The Uzbek minister would extend full support to Turkey's observer membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Davutoglu said. Uzbekistan is actually holding the rotating presidency of the organization. Davutoglu said he once more reaffirmed the importance Turkey attached to Uzbekistan's stability and welfare and said Turkey's support to Uzbekistan in both regional and global and international developments would continue. Earlier on Tuesday, Davutoglu met UN Under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes, and discussed Cyprus issue with Louise Arbour, the president of the International Crisis Group. Holmes welcomed Turkey's assistance and aid to many world countries.
IMF-WBank meetings in Turkey
30 September 2009 Turkish State Minister Ali Babacan will give a news conference on Wednesday in Istanbul to give information about IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting. Preparatory meetings, which will be organized within the scope of IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, will take start after release of "Global Stability Report". Jose Vinals, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the IMF will give a news conference to announce the "Global Stability Report" . Olivier Blanchard, Chief Economist at the IMF, will give a news conference October 1 on "World Economic Outlook Report". A seminar titled The United States Economic Outlook: Prospects, Risks, and Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean will also take place on Friday. World Bank President Robert Zoellick and IMF Managing-Director Dominique Strauss-Khan will separately hold a joint press conference on October 2. Lorenzo Giorgianni from IMF will organize a seminar on "IMF supported Programs: What have we learned so Far?" A series of seminars are scheduled to be held on October 3-4. International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) is expected to discuss the impact of global economic crisis on developing countries on October 4 while the Development Committee (DC) will convene on October 5. The opening and closing sessions of the annual meeting will take place on October 6-7. Security measures were taken in Istanbul for the meetings. The annual meetings are usually held for two consecutive years at the IMF and World Bank HQ in Washington, D.C. and every third year in another member country. This year's meetings will be the second time that Turkey will host the annual meetings (the first time was in 1955, also in Istanbul).
"He advised the Turkish government to talk to the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP)."
A prosecutor from Malatya has ordered the detention of 30 DTP members, all but one of whom are still being questioned. Tunceli - BİA News June 2009. At around 4 am in the night from 22 June to 23 June, homes and workplaces of members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) were raided by the police and 30 party members were taken into custody.
Police Raid of DTP Mayor Şahin's HomeAfter an according statement of a detained person the police searched DTP Mayor Edibe Şahin's home in Tunceli for PKK documents. Some people were arrested during another raid of the Municipality guesthouse. Hundreds of DTP members protested. The police conducted a raid of Democratic Society Party (DTP) Mayor Edibe Şahin's home and the municipality's guesthouse in the New Municipality office block in the Moğultay quarter of the city of Tunceli in the east of Turkey. The raid was done on the grounds of "distributing a PKK statement" after detained P.K. had made a statement respectively. P.K. is being interrogated by the Provincial Chief of Police. P.K. had stated that documents belonging to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) were stored in Şahin's house and that members of the PKK were accommodated in the guesthouse. Due to these allegations the police effected an authorization from the prosecutor's office for the raid of Şahin's home and the guesthouse. Some people were arrested.
The raid happened on the evening of 29 September. About 300 people gathered today at the Place of the Republic ('Cumhuriyet Meydanı) to protest against the raids and the arrests. Members of the pro-Kurdish DTP criticized the attitude of the police. After another raid of homes and offices in Tunceli in the night of 22 June this year 30 DTP members had been arrested.
The violations against the DTP which started on 14 April are seen as attempt to sabotage the process of solving the Kurdish question. Around 500 members of the DTP have been taken into police custody since 14 April, and they were not told what they were being accused of. A total of 267 people were later arrested.
The court decided to bring in DTP members Emine Ayna and Selahattin Demirtaş by force and to issue a new notification for Ahmet Türk. Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu suggested to solve the problem of the MPs immunity by the removal of article 14 concerned with an exception for "terror crimes".
Police Raid of DTP Mayor Şahin's HomeAfter an according statement of a detained person the police searched DTP Mayor Edibe Şahin's home in Tunceli for PKK documents. Some people were arrested during another raid of the Municipality guesthouse. Hundreds of DTP members protested. The police conducted a raid of Democratic Society Party (DTP) Mayor Edibe Şahin's home and the municipality's guesthouse in the New Municipality office block in the Moğultay quarter of the city of Tunceli in the east of Turkey. The raid was done on the grounds of "distributing a PKK statement" after detained P.K. had made a statement respectively. P.K. is being interrogated by the Provincial Chief of Police. P.K. had stated that documents belonging to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) were stored in Şahin's house and that members of the PKK were accommodated in the guesthouse. Due to these allegations the police effected an authorization from the prosecutor's office for the raid of Şahin's home and the guesthouse. Some people were arrested.
The raid happened on the evening of 29 September. About 300 people gathered today at the Place of the Republic ('Cumhuriyet Meydanı) to protest against the raids and the arrests. Members of the pro-Kurdish DTP criticized the attitude of the police. After another raid of homes and offices in Tunceli in the night of 22 June this year 30 DTP members had been arrested.
The violations against the DTP which started on 14 April are seen as attempt to sabotage the process of solving the Kurdish question. Around 500 members of the DTP have been taken into police custody since 14 April, and they were not told what they were being accused of. A total of 267 people were later arrested.
The court decided to bring in DTP members Emine Ayna and Selahattin Demirtaş by force and to issue a new notification for Ahmet Türk. Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu suggested to solve the problem of the MPs immunity by the removal of article 14 concerned with an exception for "terror crimes".
For the record..
World Bank holds seminar in Jaffna University 01 September 2009
The 2009 Annual World Bank meetings kick off in a few short days in Istanbul, Turkey. A emerging-market economy strategically located between Europe and Asia, Turkey joined the World Bank in 1947 is the World Bank's largest borrower in the Europe and Central Asia Region. The Annual Meetings will be held in the newly-built Istanbul Congress Centre, a state-of-the-art conference facility that opened two weeks ago.
Turkey, IMF deal nears - Turkey and the International Monetary Fund are close to reaching a deal. Turkey and the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, are close to reaching a fresh deal, but the two sides first need to resolve some disagreements, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said. "We are at the closest point to a solution," Erdoğan told Turkish reporters after the summit meeting here of the Group of 20 countries. "I'm confident that rather rapidly it will be possible to reach a deal, and this is ... needed to stabilize the situation in Turkey," Strauss-Kahn said after the summit. Erdoğan and Strauss-Kahn met at the IMF building in Washington Friday, and the prime minister said their teams had additional talks Saturday. With a huge current account deficit, Turkey has seen a sharply depreciating currency. Turkey completed in May a three-year stand-by arrangement supported by more than $10 billion in IMF loans, and the two sides have been discussing a fresh deal. However, the government has been reluctant for a new deal mainly because of planned local elections in March.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and chief of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, agreed to be in close contact and cooperation, according to an IMF statement. World Bank officials, for their part, who also met the Turkish delegation, noted that they appreciated the development of Turkey’s economy. They also underlined that they are willing to increase credit possibilities to limit the impact of the global crisis. The country quota set for Turkey might thus be extended to release more credits for small- and medium-sized enterprises and investment on renewable energies. The crisis is the most severe since the one in 1929, Erdoğan said. "Global crisis cannot be overcome only by efforts from individual countries, it requires concerted action," he said. "Turkey is ready to share its own experiences with the U.S. and other global actors."
Turkey expects to receive €450 mln annually from Nabucco - Some 2,000 kilometers of the 3,300-kilometer Nabucco pipeline will run through Turkish territory. That is why Ankara expects to receive about 400 million to 450 million euros annually under an intergovernmental agreement to be signed Monday
The United States President Barack Obama’s visit to Turkey is expected to help improve trade relations as well as political and cultural ties between the two countries. Although the trade volume between the two countries reached $16 billion in 2008, the flow is in US favor as Turkey’s imports from the US are more than double the volume of its exports to the country. Erdoğan met with U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's representatives to discuss U.S.-Turkish relations. Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, former Republican Congressman Jim Leach and Phil Gordon, a foreign policy adviser to Obama, attended the meeting as the president-elect's team.
The 2009 Annual World Bank meetings kick off in a few short days in Istanbul, Turkey. A emerging-market economy strategically located between Europe and Asia, Turkey joined the World Bank in 1947 is the World Bank's largest borrower in the Europe and Central Asia Region. The Annual Meetings will be held in the newly-built Istanbul Congress Centre, a state-of-the-art conference facility that opened two weeks ago.
Turkey, IMF deal nears - Turkey and the International Monetary Fund are close to reaching a deal. Turkey and the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, are close to reaching a fresh deal, but the two sides first need to resolve some disagreements, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Fund's Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said. "We are at the closest point to a solution," Erdoğan told Turkish reporters after the summit meeting here of the Group of 20 countries. "I'm confident that rather rapidly it will be possible to reach a deal, and this is ... needed to stabilize the situation in Turkey," Strauss-Kahn said after the summit. Erdoğan and Strauss-Kahn met at the IMF building in Washington Friday, and the prime minister said their teams had additional talks Saturday. With a huge current account deficit, Turkey has seen a sharply depreciating currency. Turkey completed in May a three-year stand-by arrangement supported by more than $10 billion in IMF loans, and the two sides have been discussing a fresh deal. However, the government has been reluctant for a new deal mainly because of planned local elections in March.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and chief of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, agreed to be in close contact and cooperation, according to an IMF statement. World Bank officials, for their part, who also met the Turkish delegation, noted that they appreciated the development of Turkey’s economy. They also underlined that they are willing to increase credit possibilities to limit the impact of the global crisis. The country quota set for Turkey might thus be extended to release more credits for small- and medium-sized enterprises and investment on renewable energies. The crisis is the most severe since the one in 1929, Erdoğan said. "Global crisis cannot be overcome only by efforts from individual countries, it requires concerted action," he said. "Turkey is ready to share its own experiences with the U.S. and other global actors."
Turkey expects to receive €450 mln annually from Nabucco - Some 2,000 kilometers of the 3,300-kilometer Nabucco pipeline will run through Turkish territory. That is why Ankara expects to receive about 400 million to 450 million euros annually under an intergovernmental agreement to be signed Monday
The United States President Barack Obama’s visit to Turkey is expected to help improve trade relations as well as political and cultural ties between the two countries. Although the trade volume between the two countries reached $16 billion in 2008, the flow is in US favor as Turkey’s imports from the US are more than double the volume of its exports to the country. Erdoğan met with U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's representatives to discuss U.S.-Turkish relations. Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, former Republican Congressman Jim Leach and Phil Gordon, a foreign policy adviser to Obama, attended the meeting as the president-elect's team.
Iraq..
We know VERY #¤# WELL what happened to the whole Iraqi people and nation after Turkey went in and bombed and destroyed the whole #¤# North of Iraq/South of Kurdistan!
Do not #¤# think any ones are going to do that again. And instead of taking a good advice from those being a part to mediate with the IRA prosecute those they suppose to speak with! And at the same time accuse those they suppose to speak with for being connected with the ones they are to mediate and support solutions with. Clarifying: Those that suppose to help mediate are accused for connections with those they suppose to mediate with! Which are demanding their human rights and identity that have been violated for decades. And at the same time manoeuvre out and jailing those they suppose to take help and use as mediators i.e Kurdish politicians and speaking about ethnically identity and "democratization packages". And so on and on and on..
IDIOTS!
Do not #¤# think any ones are going to do that again. And instead of taking a good advice from those being a part to mediate with the IRA prosecute those they suppose to speak with! And at the same time accuse those they suppose to speak with for being connected with the ones they are to mediate and support solutions with. Clarifying: Those that suppose to help mediate are accused for connections with those they suppose to mediate with! Which are demanding their human rights and identity that have been violated for decades. And at the same time manoeuvre out and jailing those they suppose to take help and use as mediators i.e Kurdish politicians and speaking about ethnically identity and "democratization packages". And so on and on and on..
IDIOTS!
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