ERDOGAN MEETS CHIRAC AND ANNAN IN VIENNA

Anatolian Times, Turkey
May 15 2006

VIENNA – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met French
President Jack Chirac, and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan during
the formal dinner hosted in honor of leaders participating in the
EU-Latin America summit in Austrian capital of Vienna last night.

During his meeting with Chirac, Erdogan expressed Turkey`s uneasiness
over the resolution, which makes any denial of the so-called Armenian
genocide a crime and which will be debated at the French parliament
soon. Chirac said that they will show the necessary sensitivity toward
Turkey`s concerns.

On the other hand, Erdogan and Annan discussed developments in the
Middle East and political process in Iraq.

Erdogan is expected to meet Greek Prime Minister Costas Caramanlis
and German Prime Minister Angela Merkel today.

Erdogan will depart from Austria for Indonesia after participating
the opening session of the EU-Latin America summit.