-Caveat Lector- : Subject: Arabiana: 02-17-99 : Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 6:14 PM : : From ArabicNews.CoM : : $130 million from UAE to support Jordanian king : Jordan, Economics, 2/17/99 : : Banking sources announced today that the United Arab Emirates is going to : deposit $130 million in the Jordanian central bank to help support King : Abdullah bin Hussein. : : The sources added that this amount will soon be deposited and the UAE is : seriously studying other economic procedures for supporting Jordan. : : They also added that the decision to support Jordan was taken by the UAE : before the death of King Hussein, yet other procedures are currently being : made to support his King Abdullah, who has strong relations with the ruling : families in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. : : : Iraq's Aziz speaks on Turkey, the siege on Iraq : Iraq, Politics, 2/17/99 : : Iraqi Deputy Premier Tariq Aziz announced on Tuesday that all the : long-range Scud missiles Iraq had imported from the Soviet Union were : totally destroyed. : : In a press conference he held in Ankara on Tuesday Aziz added that Iraq : does not constitute any danger to its neighbors. He added that his current : visit to Turkey falls in the natural course of relations between officials : in the two countries. : : Aziz indicated the common interests between the two neighboring countries, : stating, "Therefore I held lengthy and profound talks with the Turkish : Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and with the Foreign Minister Ismael Cem and : viewpoints were identical on certain issues and disputes were on other : debated matters." : : Aziz described his visit to Turkey as "useful," adding that it was agreed : to continue contacts between the two countries. Aziz asserted that he : explained to the Turkish officials that permitting the British and the : Americans to use Incirlik base does not serve the joint interests of the : two neighboring countries. : : He expressed hope that Turkey will halt anti-Iraqi activities made through : allowing the use of the the air base. Aziz added that during talks with the : Turkish side stress was laid on the Iraqi demands on the need for the full : lifting of the sanctions imposed on Iraq and to stop launching aggressions : on Iraq. : : Aziz asserted that the imposition of the air embargo by the US aims at : partitioning Iraq rather than protecting the Iraqi people. : : He, in this regard, indicated that he entered Turkey from the al-Khabour : border point between the two countries and passed through the areas which : fall under the influence of chairman of the Kurdish Democratic Party headed : by Mesoud Barzani and that there is no problem between the Iraqi government : and the Kurds in northern Iraq. : : Aziz added that dialogue continues between the government of Baghdad and : the Iraqi Kurds to find a political solution with them. : : Aziz denied that Iraq supports the Kurdistani Workers Party (PKK): "It is a : Turkish internal issue and Iraq has no relevance to it." : : Aziz also expressed his astonishment that Turkish President Suleiman : Demirel did not meet with him, saying that protocol calls for Demirel to : receive visiting foreign officials. : : : PKK pledges to continue armed struggle : Regional, Politics, 2/17/99 : : The central committee of the Kurdistani Workers Party (PKK) announced in a : statement issued in Ankara on Tuesday that the party will continue its : armed struggle until it achieves self-rule in southeast Turkey. In a : statement, broadcast by the Kurdish MAD TV, the committee said that armed : struggle with Turkey is continuous and called for alertness in preparation : for any act against Turkey. : : : Spain offers Moroccans 27,000 seasonal jobs : Morocco, Economics, 2/17/99 : : Spain announced on Tuesday it is offering Moroccans 27,000 seasonal jobs : for which they can apply at the Spanish consulates in Morocco. : : The announcement was made by Spanish secretary of state for foreign policy, : Ramon De Miguel Y Egea, who visited Morocco to dedicate new offices of the : Spanish consulate in Tetouan. He said the seasonal workers will enjoy all : occupational guaranties, including housing, and social security. : : Regarding the stringent measures enforced by Spain to limit access to the : Moroccan northern town of Sebta, that is still under Spanish rule, the : Spanish official said the measures are meant to restrict the entrance of : Africans who use the city to emigrate illegally to Europe. He further : called for intensifying the fight against illegal immigration rings, an : activity that he described as "inhumane and barbarious." : : He went on that the Spanish government is working to legalize the stay of : Moroccans settled in Spain without the required documents, adding that the : Spanish consulates in Morocco are also open to Moroccans and one of their : tasks is to make Morocco more familiar to Spaniards as "a neighbor and a : partner with which Spain shares history, geography, interests and : aspirations." : : The Spanish secretary of state further cited the various projects supported : by his country to develop Morocco's northern provinces, including the : building of a health center in Ksar Lekbir, improving the water supply : network in Chefchaouen, revamping of a hospital in Tetouan in addition to : other urban development and solid waste management projects. 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