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Turkey wants bloodshed to stop in Libya soon, spokesman says
ANKARA (A.A) - 06.05.2011 - Turkish foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday that Turkey expected bloodshed to stop in Libya soon.
"We have already carried out talks to see whether a common ground could be found between the clashing parties in Libya. Turkey expects ceasefire to prevail in the country soon," Spokesman Selcuk Unal said told a regular news conference.
Unal gave information to journalists about the developments in the region, scheduled meetings of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) due to take place in Istanbul next week as well as Council of Europe Ministers Committee meeting.
Asked about the latest Contact Group meeting held in Rome, Unal said the road map proposed by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was assessed by international parties and related sides. "Davutoglu underlined at the meeting that ceasefire should be ensured soon in the region."
Asked whether assets belonging to Libyan administration were assessed in Turkey, Unal said many countries carried out works on the issue, underlining that Turkey carried out necessary works under UN Security Council resolutions.
Unal said third meeting of the International Contact Group was planned to take place in the United Arab Emirates at the end of the month. He said the meeting would later take place in Turkey but a definite date was not set yet.
"Turkey continues to suggest and encourage Syrian administration to launch economic and political reforms soon," he said.
Commenting on Turkey's stance on EU sanctions on Syria, Unal said, "we think the sanctions are not tangible and and do not bring expected benefit. Unal said sanctions of all other institutions, apart from UN Security Council, were unilateral and not binding for any country in practice.
Unal said killing of Osama bin Laden was an important step in fight against terrorism, and adding that, "we have always opposed and will continue to oppose those who associated Islam and terrorism.
Unal said fight against terrorism should be carried out by international community with determination and in cooperation and solidarity. "Turkey always extends support to efforts in question," he said.
"Efforts also continue to prevent any kind of activities of the terrorist PKK organization throughout the world," he said.
Unal said Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) would take place in Istanbul between May 9-13. "Problems of the poorest 48 countries will be assessed at that conference which takes place once in ten years," he said.
Unal said there would not be any political participation to the conference from Israel and Armenia, among the countries invited by the UN. He said there would be participation only in technical level.
About 60 heads of state or government and 100 ministers are expected to attend the Conference.
There are 48 least developed countries in the world with a population of 950 million. There are 33 African, 14 Pacific and a Latin American states among those countries. The conference will begin with opening remarks by President Abdullah Gul and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. At the end of the event, the Istanbul Action Plan and a final statement will be signed.
In 1971, the international community recognized as the Least Developed Countries a category of countries distinguished not only by widespread poverty, but also by the structural weakness of those countries' economic, institutional and human resources, often compounded by geographical handicaps. The group, comprising 25 countries at the time has been described by the United Nations as "the poorest and weakest segment of the international community" whose economic and social development presents a major challenge both for them and for their development partners. The UN General Assembly convened the First United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Paris in 1981 to respond to the special needs of the LDCs. To continue the focus on the need for special measures for those countries, the General Assembly convened the Second United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, also in Paris, in 1990. The third conference was held in Brussels in 2001.
"We have already carried out talks to see whether a common ground could be found between the clashing parties in Libya. Turkey expects ceasefire to prevail in the country soon," Spokesman Selcuk Unal said told a regular news conference.
Unal gave information to journalists about the developments in the region, scheduled meetings of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) due to take place in Istanbul next week as well as Council of Europe Ministers Committee meeting.
Asked about the latest Contact Group meeting held in Rome, Unal said the road map proposed by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was assessed by international parties and related sides. "Davutoglu underlined at the meeting that ceasefire should be ensured soon in the region."
Asked whether assets belonging to Libyan administration were assessed in Turkey, Unal said many countries carried out works on the issue, underlining that Turkey carried out necessary works under UN Security Council resolutions.
Unal said third meeting of the International Contact Group was planned to take place in the United Arab Emirates at the end of the month. He said the meeting would later take place in Turkey but a definite date was not set yet.
"Turkey continues to suggest and encourage Syrian administration to launch economic and political reforms soon," he said.
Commenting on Turkey's stance on EU sanctions on Syria, Unal said, "we think the sanctions are not tangible and and do not bring expected benefit. Unal said sanctions of all other institutions, apart from UN Security Council, were unilateral and not binding for any country in practice.
Unal said killing of Osama bin Laden was an important step in fight against terrorism, and adding that, "we have always opposed and will continue to oppose those who associated Islam and terrorism.
Unal said fight against terrorism should be carried out by international community with determination and in cooperation and solidarity. "Turkey always extends support to efforts in question," he said.
"Efforts also continue to prevent any kind of activities of the terrorist PKK organization throughout the world," he said.
Unal said Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC-IV) would take place in Istanbul between May 9-13. "Problems of the poorest 48 countries will be assessed at that conference which takes place once in ten years," he said.
Unal said there would not be any political participation to the conference from Israel and Armenia, among the countries invited by the UN. He said there would be participation only in technical level.
About 60 heads of state or government and 100 ministers are expected to attend the Conference.
There are 48 least developed countries in the world with a population of 950 million. There are 33 African, 14 Pacific and a Latin American states among those countries. The conference will begin with opening remarks by President Abdullah Gul and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. At the end of the event, the Istanbul Action Plan and a final statement will be signed.
In 1971, the international community recognized as the Least Developed Countries a category of countries distinguished not only by widespread poverty, but also by the structural weakness of those countries' economic, institutional and human resources, often compounded by geographical handicaps. The group, comprising 25 countries at the time has been described by the United Nations as "the poorest and weakest segment of the international community" whose economic and social development presents a major challenge both for them and for their development partners. The UN General Assembly convened the First United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in Paris in 1981 to respond to the special needs of the LDCs. To continue the focus on the need for special measures for those countries, the General Assembly convened the Second United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, also in Paris, in 1990. The third conference was held in Brussels in 2001.
