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Revue de Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro de la Prensa-Basm Özeti There are still more than 20 cases pending against Birdal for making similar speeches. IHD calls for Birdal's release The IHD released a press statement condemning Birdal's return to prison. "The lliD once more demands the removal of barriers to freedom of expression," said the statement and argued that prisoners of conscience should be released from prison forthwith. • The Contemporary Jurists' Association (CHD) also made a press statement saying that Birdal was imprisoned solely because of the thoughts and opinions he expressed. The CHD statement argued that the existence of prisoners of conscience was a disgrace for Turkey and that the relevant articles of the TCK, namely articles 312, 155 and 159, should immediately be repealed. 29 March 2000, Copyright @ Turkish Daily News _ Turkey urges KDP to avoid behaving like a state • It is reported that the Turkish and KDP delegations discussed lowering the taxes that KDP customs officials take from Turkish trucks engaged in cross-border trading Kemal liter Ankara - Turkish Daily News The Turkish Foreign Ministry has reportedly conveyed Turkey's concern over the possible emergence of a Kurdish state in northern Iraq during meetings with a Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) delegation led by Necirvan Barzani, the prime minister of the regional government in the KDP-controlled part of northern Iraq. Speaking to the Turkish Daily News a diplomatie source said that they had had very fruitful meetings with the KDP delegation, although both Turkish diplomats and KDP representatives had expressed their views to clarify some misunderstandings over certain matters. Describing the meetings as "necessary and fruitful" the same sources said: "we have conveyed our mutual sensitivities on some subjects, such as a possible Kurdish state and fighting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). We mainly emphasized that the KDP should continue its efforts to keep Turkey's confidence. The meeting was important for clarifying various matters." "We stressed the importance oflraq's unity once more, and we also reiterated that the problems of the northern Iraqi Kurds should be solved within the territorial integrity oflraq. They said they agreed with Turkey on the matter oflraq's integrity," said the same sources. Asked whether the Nevruz celebration hosted by KDP representative Safeen Dizayee at the Sheraton Hotel in Ankara last Monday, whieh led to a problem between the KDP and the Turkish Foreign Ministry, had come to table during the meeting, the same sources cited: "We discussed this subject, but I have to say that the situation was exaggerated by the media. We said that there were some mistakes in the way the reception was organized. They said they understood our position." Last week the Turkish media reported that a controversy had erupted between Ankara and the KDP on account of Dizayee's reception at the Sheraton Hotel last Monday to mark Nevruz. At first these reports were denied by the Foreign Ministry. Later, however, in the wake of further reports on the reception, the ministry issued a statement citing Ankara's concern and sensitivity over the celebration. Meanwhile the TON has learned that on Monday the Turkish and KDP delegations discussed decreasing the taxes that KDP customs officials take from Turkish trucks engaging in cross-border trade. The KDP delegation met on Monday with Turkish diplomats in the Foreign Ministry, including Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Faruk Logoglu and Foreign Ministry Middle East GeneraI Director Turkekul Kurttekin. The delegation yesterday met Turkish military officials at GeneraI Staff headquarters to discuss security issues in the region. After the meeting with Turkish officials on Monday Barzani told reporters that they had had a very fruitful meeting, adding that they had dealt with economic issues as well as political ones. When asked about the Turkomans, who have some disagreements with the KDP, Barzani said that there had been problems, but that the two sides had been trying to solve them through regular meetings. 93
Revue de Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro de la Prensa-Basm Özeti Iraqi Parliamentary Election Results Announced BAGHDAD (March 28)-XINHUA - All 220 members of Iraq!s new National Assembly (parliament) have been chosen through the elections on Monday, with President Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday getting the majority of votes, announced a senior Iraqi official on Tuesday. Among the 220 elected, 143 are from the ruling Socialist Arab Baath Party, 23 are its supporters, and the other 55 are independents, announced Justice Minister Shebib Lazim A1-Maliki. Uday got more than 200,000 votes, the highest among the elected members, said the minister. Among the 25 female candidates running for seats in the next parliament, 18 got elected, Maliki said. There are altogether 250 seats in the National Assembly, 30 of which are allocated for the Kurds-populated areas in northern Iraq. These 30 seats are directly decided by the president, said the minister. Some 88.6 percent ofthe eligible voters took part in the voting on Monday. The elected members of the new National Assembly will hold a meeting early next month to elect a speaker, the minister said. The voting was held on Monday to choose from a total of 512 candidates. The country was divided into 54 constituencies, with each consisting of a number of polling centers. Elections were not held in the northern provinces where the Kurds live. The United States and its Western allies set up two no- fly zones in northern and southern Iraq allegedly to protect the Kurds in the north and the Shiite Muslims in the south from Baghdad's persecution. Iraqi election laws require that all candidates must defend the constitution and believe in the principles of the July 17 Revolution of 1958 which established the republic. Four parliamentary elections have been held in Iraq, with the last one in March, 1996. Balsak condamné à 4 ans d'emprisonnement à Paris PARIS, 30 mars (AFP) - 14h58- Irfan Balsak, 35 ans, considéré comme un des responsables du Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan (PKK, séparatistes kurdes de Turquie) en France, a été condamné jeudi à 4 ans d'emprisonnement et 10 ans d'interdiction du territoire français par la 14e chambre du Tribunal correctionnel de Paris. Le 2 mars, le Parquet avait requis 6 ans d'emprisonnement et l'interdiction définitive du territoire français. Il était" poursuivi, avec quatre autres Kurdes, pour participation à une association de malfaiteurs en relation avec une entreprise terroriste, pour avoir participé au racket de commerçants turcs afin de financer le PKK. Iskender Kilan, 27 ans, a été condamné à 3 ans d'emprisonnement et à 10 ans d'interdiction du territoire français alors que le Parquet avait requis 5 ans d'emprisonnement et l'interdiction définitive du territoire. Mehmet Bayram, 35 ans, a été condamné à 2 ans d'emprisonnement dont un an avec sursis, alors que Hasan Nogut, 35 ans et Hasan Gene, 34 ans, sont condamnés à 30 mois d'emprisonnement dont 15 mois avec sursis. Contre ces trois derniers, le Parquet avait demandé 3 ans d'emprisonnement. Enfin, Zulkuf Ayazgun, 40 ans, a été condamné à 18 mois d'emprisonnement avec sursis. 94
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