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Sunday, July 25, 2010
ANKARA Hürriyet Daily News
British Prime Minister David Cameron will begin an official two-day visit to Turkey on Monday, just three months after taking power.
Cameron will meet his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during the visit on Monday and Tuesday, when he is expected to be accompanied by Foreign Secretary William Hague.
The details of the British prime ministers itinerary were not released as of Sunday out of security concerns but a statement from Erdoğans office revealed the two would discuss bilateral relations and Ankaras bid to join the EU, as well as other issues.
The two will also re-sign an updated version of the strategic partnership document, which was first signed during the Turkish leaders visit to Britain in 2007, it said.
Camerons coalition government took power in May.
Britain is a strong proponent of Turkeys membership in the European Union. An article published in The Mirror, a British daily, over the weekend, however, said Cameron could risk the fury of right-wing Conservatives this week if he reiterates the countrys backing for Turkish accession to the EU.
Mr. Cameron and U.S. President Barack Obama view Turkey as of vital strategic importance and want stronger trade links with the nation. But Tory right-wingers are fiercely opposed to Turkey joining the EU because they fear an influx of cheap labor, the daily reported.
British voters won't stand for Turkish membership nor will other EU states, the paper quoted Tory Euro Member of Parliament Roger Helmer as saying.
German FM to visit Tuesday
Turkeys EU bid has stalled in the face of opposition from France and Germany, plus a row over Cyprus.
Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will also pay a visit to Turkey on Tuesday. In addition to Turkeys EU bid, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is expected to discuss problems with terrorism with his German counterpart.
The Turkish government has been vocal in recent months in its criticism of EU member states on the terror issue, saying the bloc remains indifferent to Turkeys terrorism problem.
Davutoğlu most recently made a comparison to the German legal systems treatment of the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, or IHH, and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.
It is not possible to understand [the German] silence for those who aid the PKK while it bans the IHH, he said. There is no court verdict concerning the IHH being banned for aiding Gaza, but there are decisions that prove the PKK is a terrorist organization.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and the United States.
Westerwelle and Davutoğlu last met on the sidelines of an international summit in Kazakhstan on July 16-17.
ANKARA Hürriyet Daily News
British Prime Minister David Cameron will begin an official two-day visit to Turkey on Monday, just three months after taking power.
Cameron will meet his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during the visit on Monday and Tuesday, when he is expected to be accompanied by Foreign Secretary William Hague.
The details of the British prime ministers itinerary were not released as of Sunday out of security concerns but a statement from Erdoğans office revealed the two would discuss bilateral relations and Ankaras bid to join the EU, as well as other issues.
The two will also re-sign an updated version of the strategic partnership document, which was first signed during the Turkish leaders visit to Britain in 2007, it said.
Camerons coalition government took power in May.
Britain is a strong proponent of Turkeys membership in the European Union. An article published in The Mirror, a British daily, over the weekend, however, said Cameron could risk the fury of right-wing Conservatives this week if he reiterates the countrys backing for Turkish accession to the EU.
Mr. Cameron and U.S. President Barack Obama view Turkey as of vital strategic importance and want stronger trade links with the nation. But Tory right-wingers are fiercely opposed to Turkey joining the EU because they fear an influx of cheap labor, the daily reported.
British voters won't stand for Turkish membership nor will other EU states, the paper quoted Tory Euro Member of Parliament Roger Helmer as saying.
German FM to visit Tuesday
Turkeys EU bid has stalled in the face of opposition from France and Germany, plus a row over Cyprus.
Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will also pay a visit to Turkey on Tuesday. In addition to Turkeys EU bid, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is expected to discuss problems with terrorism with his German counterpart.
The Turkish government has been vocal in recent months in its criticism of EU member states on the terror issue, saying the bloc remains indifferent to Turkeys terrorism problem.
Davutoğlu most recently made a comparison to the German legal systems treatment of the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, or IHH, and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK.
It is not possible to understand [the German] silence for those who aid the PKK while it bans the IHH, he said. There is no court verdict concerning the IHH being banned for aiding Gaza, but there are decisions that prove the PKK is a terrorist organization.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the EU and the United States.
Westerwelle and Davutoğlu last met on the sidelines of an international summit in Kazakhstan on July 16-17.
