03.11.2003 # 37

Ukraine And Turkey To Draft Plan For Cooperation In Black Sea Region
 

Ukraine and Turkey intend to draft a plan for bilateral cooperation in the Black Sea region. Markian Lubkivskyi, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry's press service, announced this to journalists, citing the outcome of the talks between Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko and Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah Gul. "[They] agreed to conclude work in the near future on a joint plan for cooperation between Ukraine and Turkey in the Black Sea," Lubkivskyi said. According to him, the drafting of the plan was initiated by Ukraine and it received the support of Turkey. In July, Ukraine and Turkey agreed to jointly strengthen stability and security in the Black Sea region as well as to jointly fight terrorism.

Yanukovych To Visit Turkey From December 1 To 2

Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych plans to visit Turkey from December 1 to 2 for meetings with Turkish leaders. Markian Lubkivskyi, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry's press service, announced this to journalists. He cited talks between Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko and Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah Gul. According to Lubkivskyi, Hryschenko and Gul also discussed preparation for Yanukovych's visit to Turkey.

Ukraine And Turkey To Cooperate In Rebuilding Of Iraq

Ukraine and Turkey intend to cooperate during their participation in the rebuilding of Iraq's infrastructure. Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko and Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah Gul announced this to journalists after talks. According to Hryschenko, the two sides discussed a broad range of issues involving the financing of possible reconstruction projects in Iraq as well as maintaining security in the country. "It was stated by the two sides that we can complement each other ... in concrete scales as well as in small projects," Hryschenko said. According to him, the most probable area of cooperation between the two countries is the projects that could be implemented in the Ukrainian peacekeepers' sector in Iraq. "We could assume responsibility for the issue of security, i.e. our contingent. And our builders and other structures could work with Turkey there where they could complement each other," Hryschenko said. The two sides also reached the conclusion that they could cooperate in the area of rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure. The proposal to cooperate in the rebuilding of Iraq was made by Turkey during the talks. Ukraine sent 1,656 peacekeepers to Iraq. The troops are based in the province of Wasit, 120-140 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, in Poland's zone of command.
 
 

Turkey To Develop Military-Technical Cooperation With Ukraine

Turkey intends to develop military-technical cooperation with Ukraine regardless of the positions that other countries may take. Turkish Defense Ministry's state secretary Atilla Isik statad this during talks with Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko. "Isik stressed that Turkey intends to actively develop military-technical cooperation with Ukraine in spite of the positions that third countries may take".