ANKARA - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Huseyin Dirioz said on Wednesday that Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul respected TRNC President Rauf Denktas very much.
Upon a question after the weekly news conference, Dirioz said that ''Foreign Minister Gul's respect to TRNC President Denktas as the symbol of Cyprus cause is eternal.''
Dirioz added that Foreign Minister Gul was very sorry about the publication of a news story the same day claiming that ''TRNC President Denktas asked Foreign Minister Gul for money, he quarreled with Gul as no money was given and that Denktas acted against the interests of Turkey by not sorting out Cyprus issue.''
(Öª-AY) 08.10.2003