ANKARA, Nov 15 (A.A) - Rustu Kazim Yucelen, the Minister of State said on
Wednesday that there were no short or medium term elements in the Euroepan Union(EU)
Accession Partnership Accord that Turkey cannot fulfill.

      Yucelen who staged a press conference following the meeting of the Human Rights
Coordinator Supreme Board, said that the issues which were mentioned in the Accession
Partnership Accord and the report which was previously prepared by the Human Rights
Coordinator Supreme Board were complementing each other.

      Yucelen also urged parliament to spare one working day for the legislation work to
harmonise Turkish legal system with the EU.

      When asked about the statements of Turkish leaders on Kurdish broadcasts, Yucelen
said the Kurdish broadcasts could be made to tell the truths to the citizens, taking into
consideration contemporary technology where everybody can receive hundreds of broadcasts
via satellite dishes.

      Pointing out that such a decision should be taken by the Council of Ministers, Yucelen
said the regulation on radio and television broadcast would also have to be changed.

      ``We can prepare such broadcasts in a month if this decision is taken,`` Yucelen said who
is also in charge of the state-run TRT television channel.

      Yucelen stressed that the Kurdish broadcast issue could only be decided upon with
national consensus and that the Kurdish broadcasts could be received in the southeastern
region of Turkey via satellite.

      ``No country that has become a member of the European Union has split up,`` said
Yucelen, adding that they were sensitive on the unitary state structure of Turkey.

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The Kurdistan Observer
www.kurdistanobserver.com

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