Gul: News Claiming That Terrorist Organization Members Who Cannot Benefit From Reassociation Law To Be Sent To Norway Are Not True

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Wednesday that the news claiming that terrorist organization members, who could not benefit from Reassociation Law, would be sent to Norway were not true.
When a journalist reminded him of the news about the issue, Gul said that ''such a thing cannot happen.''
Meanwhile, U.S. Embassy Undersecretary Robert Deutch held meetings in Foreign Ministry this morning.
Deutch, who met with Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Baki Ilkin, exchanged views regarding Reassociation Law that was adopted at Parliament yesterday.
FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS CLAIMS THAT WASHINGTON HAS TALKED WITH OSLO ISSUE OF SENDING MEMBERS OF TERRORIST ORGANIZATION TO NORWAY ARE NOT RIGHT
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz said on Wednesday that claims that Washington had talked with Oslo the issue of sending members of the terrorist organization who could not benefit from the Reassociation Law to Norway were not right.
Holding a weekly press briefing, Dirioz recalled the statement of Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul's saying that the claims were not right.
Dirioz said, ''it can't definitely be accepted because they are terrorists. They should be treated the way terrorist are treated.''
Upon a question, Dirioz stated that they did not discuss the issue with the United States and said, ''anyway, the Reassociation Law is a law that we have made, not an inculcation of the United States.''
Dirioz recalled that the United States considered the mentioned organization as a terrorist organization.
NORWAY'S ANKARA EMBASSY SAYS THEY DO NOT RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBERS, WHO DO NOT BENEFIT FROM REASSOCIATION LAW, TO BE SENT TO NORWAY
Norway's Ankara Ambassador Hans Wilhelm Longva said on Wednesday that they did not receive any information regarding the claims that Washington discussed with Oslo sending terrorist organization members, who would not benefit from Reassociation Law, to Norway.
Longva told A.A. correspondent that he had talked with officials of his country and added that they also did not have such an information.
Longva said that it was out of question for them to launch any initiatives at the moment as they did not have any information regarding this claim.
(GC-AÖ) 30.07.2003