House of Commons delegation meets Diyarbakir mayor

        Turkey's EU membership bid process and the Ilisu Dam, the construction of which is
        to be financed by the British government, are discussed in the meeting
 

   Nov 23, 2000
   Ankara - Turkish Daily News

   A group of British House of Commons Industry and Trade Committee members met with
   Diyarbakir Mayor Feridun Celik of the People's Democracy Party (HADEP), the Anatolia news
   agency reported.

   The group, comprising Martin O'Neill, Helen Southwortd, Bob Laxton, Lindsay Hoyle, David
   Natzler and Tony Baldry has been on a visit to southeastern Anatolia. Following the
   completion of their tour schedule in Batman they arrived in Diyarbakir on Tuesday.

   Speaking to the press, the group's spokesman O'Neill said their aim with the visit was to
   evaluate Turkey's EU membership bid and to make inquiries on the Ilisu Dam, the
   construction of which is to be financed by the British government.

   Celik told reporters after the meeting that the main topic of discussion was the construction
   of the dam and the complications surrounding the fact that some 40,000 people will have to
   abandon their land when construction begins.
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   The Kurdistan Observer
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