TAORMINA - Environment and Forestry Minister Osman Pepe proceeded from Catania to Taormina, Italy on Thursday. Pepe attended the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Barcelona Convention for Protection of Mediterranean Sea and of its Coastal Region in Catania.
Pepe will represent Turkey in the ministerial meeting on ''The specificity of Mountain Areas in the European Union.''
Living conditions in mountain areas in EU will be discussed in the meeting hosted by Italy.
(EÖ-AÖ) 14.11.2003