ERDOGAN OPENS NEW AIRPORT IN HATAY
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday attended the inauguration of a new airport in the southern province of Hatay. "When everything has settled from the latest passing issue, what remains are the services provided," he said. "Every opening of a new facility means providing service to the Turkish people, who deserve the best." He added, "Before this July's elections, I made a promise to thousands of people in Hatay that I would soon visit this province. Today, I am pleased to fulfill that promise." Erdogan later proceeded to the Cilvegozu border crossing, where he is set to inaugurate a new service building at the Turkish-Syrian border. /Sabah/
PARLIAMENT SPEAKER VISITS KUWAIT
Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan yesterday called on Kuwaiti businessmen to invite in Turkey. On the second day of his visit to Kuwait, Toptan met with Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah and thanked him for Kuwait's support for Turkey on international issues, especially Cyprus. "I invite Kuwaitis to invest in Turkey, especially in the health and tourism sectors," said Toptan. /Turkiye/
DEPUTY PM: "OUR GREATEST WISH IS THAT TURKS LIVE SAFELY, FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION"
In a message marking World Human Rights Day, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek yesterday said that the government sees human rights as an indispensable element of Turkey's development and democratization. "Our greatest wish is that Turkish citizens live in their own country without fear or uneasiness, without being subjected to discrimination, and happily and safely as first-class citizens," said Cicek. "We are making great efforts towards this end." /Turkiye/
AHMEDINEJAD DUE TO VISIT TURKEY
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini yesterday said that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has plans to visit Turkey, but that the exact date of his trip has not yet been set. /Hurriyet/