08 June 2004 09:10
TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIAN SAYS TURKEY WON`T ALLOW TERRORISTS CONNECTED
WITH CHECHEN SEPARATIST TO WORK ON ITS TERRITORY
ST. PETERSBURG. June 8 (Interfax-Northwest) - Turkey is actively working together with Russia in the fight against
terrorism and will not allow terrorist groups, including those connected with Chechen separatists, to work on its
territory, Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Bulent Arinc said in an interview with Interfax in St. Petersburg on
Friday.
Arinc said he is hoping that "the Chechen problem can be resolved
in keeping with Russia's territorial integrity and within the
In addition, the Turkish speaker mentioned the situation in
Georgia, in particular the events in Ajaria. "We favor a peaceful
Turkey "is analyzing all the documents it is receiving from Russia on this issue," Arinc said.
[country's] constitutional system." "Of course, all problems should be resolved in a peaceful manner
and human rights should be respected in the process," he added.
Arinc said the help being given to Chechnya by Turkey is humanitarian.
solution to all problems in Georgia in keeping the country's territorial integrity," he said.
Arinc recalled that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili had confirmed Ajaria's status as an autonomy during
his visit to Istanbul.
Speaking about the prospects for a Cyprus settlement, Arinc said he is hoping that Russia "will develop trade,
economic and cultural relations with the Turkish republic of Northern Cyprus and will take a soft position, a position
of understanding, on this issue."
He also called attention to the U.S. and EU's current opposition to ending the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus's isolation, "which has plagued the country for almost 20 years."
(A complete text of the interview will be posted at www.interfax.ru).
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