Bulletin de liaison et d'information - Institut kurde de Paris
Bulletin de liaison et d'information - Institut kurde de Paris
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REVUE DE PRESSE~PRESS REVIEW~BERHEVOKAÇAPÊ~RIVISTA STAMPA~DENTRO DE LA PRENSA~BASIN ÖZETi<br />
US on the pullout<br />
from northern Iraq:<br />
'Çiller kept her word'<br />
By Ui!ur AkIncl<br />
lurkish Daily News<br />
WASHINGTON- The U.S. State Department has<br />
,said that Washington is "very pleas~d to see. that the<br />
Turkish government has ac~edupo~,ItScOffiffiltm~ntto<br />
the United States and the mternatlOnal commuruty to<br />
withdraw nearly all, a substantial number of its forces,<br />
fonn northern Iraq." ,<br />
On Thursday, the Turkish Genera! Staff, as well. as<br />
Defense Minister Mehm<strong>et</strong> Gölhan SaId that all Turkish<br />
troops have been withdraw~ from nort~ern Iraq. "<br />
"We did not have a single soldier left the~e,<br />
Gölhan emphasi7ed <strong>de</strong>spite the fact that Deputy Pnme<br />
Minister Hikm<strong>et</strong> C<strong>et</strong>in said a limited number of troops'<br />
were still ins!<strong>de</strong> Iraq. The Stat~ Department àdopted<br />
Hikm<strong>et</strong>'s versIOnof tfie recent Withdrawal.<br />
''We are in contact with the Turkish government, and<br />
are pleased to note that nearly ~ the 35,009 troops have<br />
<strong>de</strong>parted. There may be ~ we re not q~Ite sure - a<br />
liniited number of soldiers on the other Si<strong>de</strong> of the bor<strong>de</strong>r<br />
in mopping-up operations." State Department<br />
~okesman Nicholas Bums sai.d they.~ere pl~ased that<br />
yiller kept her word."When Pnme Mlruster Çlller came<br />
here, she assured the presi<strong>de</strong>nt and t~e secr<strong>et</strong>~ t~at.the<br />
Turkish oovernment would keep this operatiOn liffi1ted,<br />
in scope ~d duration, and she has done so ... we're very<br />
pleased to note this <strong>de</strong>velopment."<br />
Attack on Aktuna<br />
When asked what the official U.S. reaction was to the<br />
recent attack in Greece on State Minister and government<br />
spokesman YlldmI!l Aktu?a; Bu~s s~d:" ,<br />
"We are aware of thiS particular SItUatIOn, Bums<br />
,said. "And we are acutely aware 'and ha~e been for ,a<br />
lono, Iona time of some of the problems m the Greek-<br />
Turkish r~lations," he ad<strong>de</strong>d.<br />
"We are a strono ally of both countries, and both are<br />
valued members 01 NATO, and we have every confi<strong>de</strong>nce<br />
that Greece and Turkey can work out these problems<br />
... They both have strong governments, effective<br />
governments, and they ought to be able to work o~,t<br />
these problems, and we would call upon them to do so.<br />
No info on PKK involvement<br />
According topress reports, there were many pro-<br />
PKK Kurdish actIvists ca.rrying PKK flagsand pictures<br />
of PKK lea<strong>de</strong>r Abdullah Ocalan among thegroup of<br />
400 that attacked Turkish government spokesm.an in<br />
Greece. But Bums said he was not aware of any mformation<br />
"that would lead us to think that Greece, sup- ,<br />
ports, is actively suPP?~ng, the PKK. And I ~~ rou<br />
know our general posItIon on the PKK. We think It sa<br />
,notorious terrorist organization which <strong>de</strong>serves to be<br />
acted agàinst. That is what the Turkish government h~s<br />
been doing for a consi<strong>de</strong>rable number of. weeks ... I~IS<br />
absolutely necessary to protect the Tur~sh popula~on<br />
from terrorist attacks, and also the Kurdish p?pulal1on<br />
in northern Iraq and in Turkey from the activities of the<br />
PKK." ,<br />
SUNDAY. MAY 7,1995<br />
Russiaand Iran reach accord in<br />
principle on nuclear technology<br />
Agence France Presse<br />
MOSCOW- Russian officials have<br />
reached accord in principle to sell Iran<br />
controversial techriology for enriching<br />
uranium, but have not signed the <strong>de</strong>al,<br />
Sergei Medve<strong>de</strong>v, spokesman for<br />
Presi<strong>de</strong>nt Boris Yeltsin said Saturday.<br />
Any part of the <strong>de</strong>al that co.ntravenes<br />
the rules of the InternatIOnal<br />
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)<br />
watchdog body will be called off,<br />
Medve<strong>de</strong>v told AFP. The sale of the<br />
centrifuge, capable of preparing uranium<br />
for use in a nuclear bomb, is<br />
fiercely opposed ~ythe United States.<br />
Yeltsin is aware' .~f the preliminary<br />
Turk~h,Dairy News<br />
accord but is leaving the negotiations<br />
to the atomic energy ministry',<br />
Medve<strong>de</strong>v said. The presi<strong>de</strong>nt will<br />
examine the accord if it comes to a<br />
final agreement and "everything that<br />
goes against the <strong>de</strong>mands of the IAEA<br />
will be eliminated," Medve<strong>de</strong>v said.<br />
"If (the accord) really contradicts<br />
the <strong>de</strong>mands of IAEA" the centrifuge<br />
wi'll not be sold, he said. Earlier<br />
Saturday, Russia's top atomic energy<br />
inspector blasted the aeal, saying that<br />
Iran had no need for a centnfuge for<br />
enriching uranium 235 in or<strong>de</strong>r to<br />
provi<strong>de</strong> nuclear fuel for pëaéeful purposes.<br />
LE MONDE / SAMEDI 6 MAI 1995/3<br />
Fin <strong>de</strong> l'intervention turque,<br />
dans le nord <strong>de</strong> l'Irak<br />
LE MINISTRE turc <strong>de</strong> la défense, Mehm<strong>et</strong> Gölhan, a déclaré, jeudi 4<br />
mai, que l'ensemble <strong>de</strong>s troupes engagées <strong>de</strong>puis le 20 mars .<strong>de</strong>rnier<br />
contre les bases du PKK au nord <strong>de</strong> l'Irak avaient été rapatriées. Le<br />
vice-premier ministre, Hikm<strong>et</strong> C<strong>et</strong>in, a, par la suite, précisé que quel.;<br />
ques hommes se trouvaient encore en territoire irakien, mais l'incursion<br />
militaire semble sur le point <strong>de</strong> se terminer. Le bilan officiel<br />
'<strong>de</strong>s pertes infligées au PKK serait <strong>de</strong> 555 morts <strong>et</strong> 13 prisonniers. Le<br />
,gouvernement cherche maintenant à définir la politique régionale <strong>de</strong><br />
la Thrquie, après son offensive en Irak; Une délégation du Parti démocratique<br />
du Kurdistan (PDK) est en pourparlers avec les autorités<br />
turques pour tenter <strong>de</strong> trouver une formule satisfaisante pour le maintien<br />
<strong>de</strong> la sécurité frontalière contre les incursions du PKK.- (Corresp.)<br />
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