The main point of the interview will surely be how he defines his duties while cohabiting with Socialist Prime Minister Lionel JospinBy Nazlan Ertan / Turkish Daily News Paris- As traditional fireworks celebrating the French National Day light up the skies of Paris, President Jacques Chirac will make a televised appearance to remind the French -- and the Socialist government -- that he has no intention of sitting in a corner during the period of political cohabitation. For French President Jacques

British defense secretary says swoop on alleged war criminals in Bosnia a start Reuters Banja Luka, Bosnia- Bosnian Serb authorities honored a notorious police chief as a fallen hero on Sunday, three days after British soldiers shot him dead when he resisted arrest on war crimes charges. Simo Drljaca, a former police chief of Prijedor who led the ethnic cleansing against Muslims and Croats in 1992, was killed after he opened fire on British troops. While Bosnian Serbs portrayed his death as murder,

Reuters St Petersburg, Russia- U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told Russians firmly on Sunday that the Baltic states were eligible to join NATO despite Moscow's fierce opposition to former Soviet republics gaining entry. "We have said all along that NATO is open to all democratic market systems in Europe," Albright said when asked in a Russian television interview whether Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia could become NATO members. "All those kind of countries are eligible. It

Compiled from Wire Dispatches Ankara - U.S. President Bill Clinton said a new drive by NATO to arrest accused Bosnian war criminals was part of an overall attempt to salvage the Dayton peace accords. "We basically believe that we have to make an effort to save the Dayton process," Clinton told reporters on Air Force One en route to Denmark from Romania. Clinton acknowledged that the NATO-led peacekeeping efforts had entered a new phase aimed at implementing the accords agreed during intense

Tough mission: Now that NATO is inviting three new nations to join, Clinton turns to the task of selling the idea back homeBy Laurence McQuillan / Reuters Madrid- For U.S. President Bill Clinton, the debate over expanding the NATO alliance is only beginning. Now that NATO is inviting three new nations to join, Clinton turns to the task of selling the idea back home. Clinton has been advocating extending membership to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic -- but the idea has generated only moderate

Another quest looming: The European Commission is due to recommend next week which countries meet the grade for accession negotiations with the EU, which will begin next JanuaryBy Yves Clarisse / Reuters Madrid- The three central European states invited to join NATO this week and the throng of east European candidates who failed to make the first wave now turn to the European Union for their next drive to join the affluent West. The EU may come under strong pressure to compensate states which will not

Landmark: NATO's Madrid summit signals the start of a new era, formally erasing Europe's Cold War division by inviting former Communist foes Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to join the allianceBy Jonathan Clayton / Reuters Madrid- In the twilight of a brutal century, the Western powers are piecing together a new European security system which they hope will stop war returning to the continent's blood-drenched soil. But as the new millennium dawns, the dream of peace faces enormous challenges from

Compiled from Wire Dispatches Ankara - U.S. President Bill Clinton said a new drive by NATO to arrest accused Bosnian war criminals was part of an overall attempt to salvage the Dayton peace accords. "We basically believe that we have to make an effort to save the Dayton process," Clinton told reporters on Air Force One en route to Denmark from Romania. Clinton acknowledged that the NATO-led peacekeeping efforts had entered a new phase aimed at implementing the accords agreed during intense

Tough mission: Now that NATO is inviting three new nations to join, Clinton turns to the task of selling the idea back homeBy Laurence McQuillan / Reuters Madrid- For U.S. President Bill Clinton, the debate over expanding the NATO alliance is only beginning. Now that NATO is inviting three new nations to join, Clinton turns to the task of selling the idea back home. Clinton has been advocating extending membership to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic -- but the idea has generated only moderate

Another quest looming: The European Commission is due to recommend next week which countries meet the grade for accession negotiations with the EU, which will begin next JanuaryBy Yves Clarisse / Reuters Madrid- The three central European states invited to join NATO this week and the throng of east European candidates who failed to make the first wave now turn to the European Union for their next drive to join the affluent West. The EU may come under strong pressure to compensate states which will not

Landmark: NATO's Madrid summit signals the start of a new era, formally erasing Europe's Cold War division by inviting former Communist foes Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to join the allianceBy Jonathan Clayton / Reuters Madrid- In the twilight of a brutal century, the Western powers are piecing together a new European security system which they hope will stop war returning to the continent's blood-drenched soil. But as the new millennium dawns, the dream of peace faces enormous challenges from

Pangalos said that the agreement is a diplomatic triumph in itself and that the contents of the agreement describes relations between civilized countries Turkish Daily News Ankara - Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos said a path has been opened between Ankara and Athens to engage in a more normal relations, after the signing of an agreement between the two countries at NATO's Madrid summit, the Anatolia news agency reported. He said the most significant part of the agreement for Greece is the

Romanians told not to be discouraged by the decision to leave their country out of NATO's initial eastward expansion Reuters Bucharest- U.S. President Bill Clinton arrived for a lightning visit to Romania on Friday to encourage the Balkan country to pursue reforms and persist with its bid for NATO membership. Clinton, the first U.S. president to visit Romania in 22 years, arrived from Warsaw, one of three ex-Communist countries invited to join the Western alliance this week along with Hungary and the

Turkish Daily News Electronic Edition, 'Washington Insight' By HarunKazaz, July 12 1997 12 July, 1997, Copyright © Turkish Daily News 'Washington Insight' By Harun Kazaz Bosnian history in the making is playing out like an intriguing novel. As a part of this ongoing saga, this appears to be somewhat of a landmark week marked by another event, the expansion of NATO. This past May, a not-so-widely published policy skirmish took place in the White House and the rest of the story is all related to

Pangalos: 'Climate improving' From a July 11 article by Milliyet's Sami Kohen: Evaluating the Madrid spirit for Milliyet, Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, who has adopted a line against Turkey from time to time in the past, now sounds optimistic and quite friendly, saying: "We have cleared the path for a normal relationship between the two countries. This way we will be able to tackle the problems more effectively." Noting that the two governments were now acting maturely with a

Pangalos said that the agreement is a diplomatic triumph in itself and that the contents of the agreement describes relations between civilized countries Turkish Daily News Ankara - Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos said a path has been opened between Ankara and Athens to engage in a more normal relations, after the signing of an agreement between the two countries at NATO's Madrid summit, the Anatolia news agency reported. He said the most significant part of the agreement for Greece is the

Romanians told not to be discouraged by the decision to leave their country out of NATO's initial eastward expansion Reuters Bucharest- U.S. President Bill Clinton arrived for a lightning visit to Romania on Friday to encourage the Balkan country to pursue reforms and persist with its bid for NATO membership. Clinton, the first U.S. president to visit Romania in 22 years, arrived from Warsaw, one of three ex-Communist countries invited to join the Western alliance this week along with Hungary and the

Turkish Daily News Electronic Edition, 'Washington Insight' By HarunKazaz, July 12 1997 12 July, 1997, Copyright © Turkish Daily News 'Washington Insight' By Harun Kazaz Bosnian history in the making is playing out like an intriguing novel. As a part of this ongoing saga, this appears to be somewhat of a landmark week marked by another event, the expansion of NATO. This past May, a not-so-widely published policy skirmish took place in the White House and the rest of the story is all related to

Pangalos: 'Climate improving' From a July 11 article by Milliyet's Sami Kohen: Evaluating the Madrid spirit for Milliyet, Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, who has adopted a line against Turkey from time to time in the past, now sounds optimistic and quite friendly, saying: "We have cleared the path for a normal relationship between the two countries. This way we will be able to tackle the problems more effectively." Noting that the two governments were now acting maturely with a

By Ugur Akinci / Turkish Daily News Washington -Riding on the wave of optimism born by the six goodwill principles undersigned by Turkish and Greek foreign ministers in Madrid this week, U.S. State Department thinks the impact of such a possible "new beginning" in Turkish-Greek relations may even help dislodge Turkey's military orders snagged by the U.S. Congress. "We have some issues that we're trying to work out with key members of the Senate and the House, and we hope to work through