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REVUE DE PRESSE-PRESS REVIEW-BERHEVOKA ÇAPÊ-RwISTA STAMPA-DENTRO DE LA PRENSA-BASIN ÖZETi<br />
Turkish Daily News<br />
WEDNESDAY.JUNE 14.1995<br />
US welcomes Provi<strong>de</strong> Comfort recommendation<br />
,Christopher may not have asked Syria about PKK<br />
Turkish Daily News<br />
WASHINGTON- A senior U.S. State<br />
Department official today told the Turkish Daily<br />
News that the United States was quite happy<br />
with the Turkish National Security Council rec~<br />
ommendation that Operation Provi<strong>de</strong> Comfort<br />
be exten<strong>de</strong>d. '<br />
, "We welcome the <strong>de</strong>cision of the Turkish<br />
National Security Council," thé official said.<br />
'''We are pleased that the Turkish government<br />
has agreed that Provi<strong>de</strong> Comfort has got to stay. ,<br />
That' s a fundamental part of our policy of trying<br />
to help the people of northemIraq." ,<br />
The official had no comment about wh<strong>et</strong>her<br />
the duration of the mandate pleased<br />
Washington.<br />
"That's up for the Turkish government to<br />
<strong>de</strong>ci<strong>de</strong>," the official said. "<br />
The same official was unable, however, to say<br />
exactlywh<strong>et</strong>her, during Secr<strong>et</strong>ary of State<br />
Warren Christopher's recent Damascus visit, the<br />
question of the terror groups that Syria gives aid<br />
and comfort to ,like the PXK had been raised.<br />
Some observers claim that the United States is<br />
relying on Syria's cooperation in s<strong>et</strong>tling the<br />
Golan Heights issue With Israel - <strong>de</strong>spite the<br />
fact that Syria is still on the State Department's<br />
list of seven states which sponsor international<br />
terrorism.<br />
The source said that Secr<strong>et</strong>ary Warren<br />
Christopher raises the issue with the Syrians "as<br />
a normal part of otir genuine interest. The issue<br />
Insulted Eura-<strong>de</strong>puty says she is<br />
'satisfied' by PM Çiller' s l<strong>et</strong>ter<br />
Labour Deputy Pauline Greene says she also accepts Minister<br />
:Gök<strong>de</strong>mir's apology even ifthis was forcedand reluctant<br />
Turkish Daily News<br />
female <strong>de</strong>putes concerned l<strong>et</strong>ters on the subject.<br />
ANKARA- The subject of the insulting Greene said in her l<strong>et</strong>ter Çiller had reflected<br />
remarks ma<strong>de</strong> by True Path Party (DYP) Deputy, her regr<strong>et</strong>s over the wh~le inci<strong>de</strong>nt ~nd ad~ed<br />
and Minister for State Ayvaz Gök<strong>de</strong>mir about that 'she was pleased WIth the Turkish Pnme<br />
three women Euro-parliamentarians was Ministers' response.<br />
broached in the opemng session of the June Greene also said that Gök<strong>de</strong>mir himself had<br />
'me<strong>et</strong>ings of the European Parliament on provi<strong>de</strong>d a somewhat forced and reluctant apol-<br />
Monday.<br />
ogy for his rj:marks but that she accepted this<br />
But an angry request from a female Euro- apologyanyway.<br />
<strong>de</strong>puty calling for a: strong reaction by the Respondmg to Gök<strong>de</strong>mir's attempts to clear<br />
Parliament to Gök<strong>de</strong>mir's remarks was mo<strong>de</strong>rat- himself by accusing the Turkish press ormis-<br />
'ed by one of the <strong>de</strong>puties who had been the sub- representing his remarks, Greene said that the<br />
ject of the Turkish ministers' remarks, accord- European Parliament's views on Turkey were<br />
mg to the Anatolia news agency reporting from clear. She said that if these views were being<br />
Strasbourg.<br />
misun<strong>de</strong>rstood in Turkey by certain people then<br />
British Labour Deputy Pauline Greene, they too should accuse the Turkisb press by<br />
responding to the request for an angry reaction using the same logic that Gök<strong>de</strong>mir used.<br />
by the European Parliament, remin<strong>de</strong>d the This appeared a "dig" at Gök<strong>de</strong>mir for insultassembled<br />
Euro-<strong>de</strong>puties that Prime Minister ing PaulIne Greene as well as German <strong>de</strong>puty<br />
Tansu Çiller had sent her and the two other CI,audia Roth; and French <strong>de</strong>puty Catherine<br />
has been raised at quite high levels with the<br />
Syrians at the last month or two. I am not aware<br />
that it was raised in the recent discussions."<br />
"That was a very small me<strong>et</strong>ing [in<br />
Damascus]," the official elaborated, "and I was<br />
not a part of the me<strong>et</strong>ing. But I'm not aware that<br />
it was raised." ,<br />
He did <strong>de</strong>ny that if it hadn't been discussed, it<br />
could imply terror was less important than<br />
progress in the Syrian-Israeli track of the peace<br />
process..<br />
"No, it doesn't [imply that]," the senior State<br />
Department official replied. "Syrians know how<br />
concerned we are about the issue of terrorism.<br />
And we ma<strong>de</strong> that clear.<br />
We talkabout it publicly several times a year.<br />
We've written about it. We went on the record,<br />
I'm glad to say." ,<br />
Pauline Greene<br />
Lalumiere as "prostitutes" following the coverage<br />
in the Turkish press of their recent visit to<br />
Turkey.<br />
'<br />
Addressing the Parliament after Greene<br />
Claudia Roth, a <strong>de</strong>puty for the German Greens<br />
Party, accused Gök<strong>de</strong>mir of having anachronistic<br />
views.<br />
The also pointed to the fact that the minister' s<br />
words had led to a great reaction in Turkey<br />
itself. "<br />
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