-Caveat Lector- : From AFP : : Turkey expresses concern over Russian support for Yugoslavia : : ANKARA, April 2 (AFP) - Turkish Defence Minister Hikmet Sami Turk on Friday : expressed concern over Russia's support for Yugoslavia, which he said : encouraged Belgrade's intransigence on resolving the Kosovo issue. : : "It is worrying that Russia is engaged in initiatives that would encourage : the Serbs' wrong attitude instead of using its influence (with Yugoslavia) : for a peaceful solution," Turk told the Anatolia news agency. : : Turk's comments came in an evaluation of Moscow's decision to send a part : of its Black Sea Fleet to the Adriatic through Turkey's Bosphorus and : Dardanelles Straits to monitor the burgeoning crisis in Yugoslavia. : : On Friday morning, a reconnaisance ship, the Liman, left the Ukrainian port : of Sevastopol bound for the Adriatic. According to unconfirmed repprts, : three more ships are preparing to set out from Sevastopol. : : Turkey has granted permission to Russia to send the vessels through under : the 1936 Montreux convention governing international traffic through the : straits. : : Ankara cannot deny passage to the Russian vessels as the Montreux : convention allows Turkey to refuse permission to military ships only if it : is either openly at war with the country concerned or if it sees the : passage as a threat to its own security. : : Turk acknowledged that the passage of the Russian ships from the Bosphorus : and Dardanelles was in line with the convention, but expressed concern that : their presence in the Adriatic would spur the Serbian onslaught against : ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. : : "Besides, there is the possibility that it might lead to some negative : developments due to the fact that NATO has a permanent naval force : stationed in the Adriatic," he added. : : Meanwhile, Turkey's former prime minister Tansu Ciller urged the government : to refuse permission to the Russian ships to pass through the Bosphorus and : the Dardanelles. : : "These ships are not going to help our Moslem brothers in Kosovo. I call on : (Prime Minister Bulent) Ecevit to do his duty," Ciller told a party rally : in the northwestern Turkish town of Adapazari on Friday. : : "We should not forget Kosovo and stand alongside the Moslems there," the : conservative leader was quoted as saying by Anatolia. : : : ~~~~~~~~~~~~ : A<>E<>R : : The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking : new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust : + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + : Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved : the absolute rejection of authority. -Thomas Huxley : + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + : Forwarded as information only; no endorsement to be presumed : + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + : In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material : is distributed without charge or profit to those who have : expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information : for non-profit research and educational purposes only. : : DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
