Yalcinbayir: Decision Taken Today Is Recommendatory Decision Of N.S.C.

ANKARA - State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ertugrul Yalcinbayir said on Thursday that the adoption of the motion which gave authority to the government the same day was the recommendatory decision of the National Security Council (NSC).
Speaking to reporters, Yalcinbayir said that ''we still say peace, we have still peace on our agenda. We have responsibilities for the security of the country. Won't we fulfill our responsibilities towards the parliament and for the security of the country?''
Yalcinbayir said that the authority taken from the parliament didn't mean invitation for war. Yalcinbayir said that peaceful initiatives would continue, adding that the authority taken from the parliament the same day was requirement of Articles 92 and 117 of the Constitution.
Yalcinbayir said that peaceful policies and initiatives of Turkey aimed to gain time, adding that ''we both made Iraq and the world gain time.''
Yalcinbayir pointed out that the inclusion of the authority to send soldiers and deploy soldiers in two separate motions or one motion wouldn't weaken the power of Turkey, adding ''this two cases will both ease and make difficult the process of taking decision. For instance CHP says 'yes' to sending soldiers but 'no' to deployment of soldiers.'' When asked if there would be a time limitation in the second motion that would be presented to the parliament on Feb. 18, Yalcinbayir said ''yes.''
YALCINBAYIR: ''TURKEY'S LOSSES HAVE TO BE COMPENSATED''
Yalcinbayir said that ''even if a war does not break out, a country faces losses due to threat of war. Didn't Turkey face losses to date? Yes it did. This has to be compensated.''
Yalcinbayir stressed that Turkey would continue to be the representative and leader of peace. ''There is no fight, there is peace. The motion adopted in the parliament today serves peace,'' he said.
Yalcinbayir noted that the motion also gave the opportunity to Turkey to take measures about its security, adding that ''if not, we could have brought all the motions together. There were three decisions in question, but we didn't do that. We want peace.''
Yalcinbayir said that ''we think that the moment when the war is coming closer, is the moment when the hope for peace is the biggest.''
When reminded about the criticisms about holding the session closed, Yalcinbayir said that ''it is not appropriate to discuss the secrets of the state openly.''
Regarding the second motion, Yalcinbayir said that it was not certain whether or not that motion would be submitted to the parliament.
''There is a very important process. If Iraq does not fulfill its obligations within the scope of U.N. Security Council Resolution, if it does not fulfill its obligation regarding the destruction of weapons of mass destruction, and if the world public opinion is not satisfied, a sanction can be in question... In such a case, the motion can be submitted to the parliament. Two decisions will come to agenda. One of them is Turkey's sending troops; the other one is giving permission to deployment of soldiers in Turkey. CHP and other parties support Turkey's sending troops,'' he said.
Yalcinbayir noted that in case of war, Turkey can feel the need to have soldiers there, adding ''motions can be submitted separately and they will probably voted separately. But they will be voted in the same day and in closed session again.''