NO:118 - 30 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Report Titled ‘Gökçeada and Bozcaada by the Rapporteur of which is the Swiss Parliamentarian Mr. Andreas Gross, Chairman of the Socialist Group of PACE (Unofficial Translation) NO:117 - 30 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim (Unofficial Translation) NO:116 - 30 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Official Visit of The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov to Turkey (Unofficial Translation) NO:115 - 29 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Cross-Regional Workshop To Be Organized in Istanbul By the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) (Unofficial Translation) NO:114 - 29 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Official Visit of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn To Turkey (Unofficial Translation) NO:113 - 26 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Attending of Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan to 13th Regular Meeting of the Council of Ministers during the African Union Summit.(Unofficial Translation) NO-112 - 26 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the 40th of the Exploratory Contacts Between Turkey and Greece (Unofficial Translation) NO:110 - 20 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the World Refugee Day (Unofficial Translation) No:109 - 19 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas (Unofficial Translation) NO:108 - 17 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Official Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan to Uganda for the 35th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Unofficial Translation) No:107 - 16 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Fifth Meeting at Ministerial Level of the Conference on Turkey’s Accession to the European Union (Unofficial Translation) No:106 - 16 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Peace Talks Between Syria and Israel Under the Auspices of Turkey (Unofficial Translation) NO:105 - 12 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Official Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan to the Republic of Estonia (Unofficial Translation) NO:104 - 11 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the International "Conference in Support of Afghanistan” NO:103-11 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Terrorist Attack in Mosul (Unofficial Translation) QA:16 - 11 June 2008, Statement of the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in Response to a Question (Unofficial Translation NO:102 - 9 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Abhorrent Terrorist Attack in Colombo (Unofficial Translation) NO:101 - 6 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Signing of A Memorandum of Understanding Between the United Kingdom and the Greek Cypriot Administration NO:100 - 6 June 2008, Press Release Regarding Turkey's SEECP Chairmanship-in-office (Unofficial Translation) NO:99 – 6 June 2008, Press Release Regarding The Terror Attack On the Danish Embassy in Pakistan (Unofficial Translation) QA:15 - 3 June 2008, Statement of the Spokesman of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in Response to a Question (Unofficial Translation) QA:14 - 3 June 2008, Statement of the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in Response to a Question (Unofficial Translation) NO:97 - 2 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the Official Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan to the United States NO-98 - 3 June 2008, Press Release Regarding the The Agreement for Cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey Concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
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NO:100 - 6 June 2008, Press Release Regarding Turkey's SEECP Chairmanship-in-office (Unofficial Translation)
At the Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the Southeast Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP), held in Pomorie (Bulgaria) on 21 May 2008, Turkey’s SEECP Chairmanship-in-office for the term May 2009 – May 2010 was approved.



In this respect, Turkey has became part of the SEECP Troika as of May 2008 and will continue to be in the Troika until May 2011.



The SEECP is the only Balkan consultations forum that reflects the common will for cooperation and the authentic voice of the region. This particular aspect of SEECP is internationally acknowledged, especially by the EU. Besides Turkey, SEECP participant states are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Serbia.



The role in the region of SEECP has been further enhanced as the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) became operational this year under the political umbrella of SEECP. The RCC, which has replaced the EU-led Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe, will produce concrete projects related to the region.



Since its inception, Turkey has actively supported the activities of SEECP. In this context, Turkey contributed considerably to the preparation of the founding document (Charter) of SEECP signed in 2000 and to the updating of the Charter in order to formalize the organic and institutional relationship between SEECP and RCC.



The SEECP Chairmanship will provide Turkey with the opportunity to further contribute to peace and stability in the Balkans to which we attach great importance. Turkey is determined to continue its active support to SEECP.