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"Mr President, firstly, regarding the Turkish regulations, let it be said that a circular dated 27 May 1997 put out by the Turkish deputy Minister for Navigation prohibits entry into Turkish ports of vessels sailing the Cypriot flag, or registered in Cyprus, or partly or wholly owned by Cypriot citizens or persons resident in Cyprus or companies established there, as well as vessels using Cypriot ports or those carrying cargo originating in Cyprus.
Turkey’s justification for this has been foreign policy factors connected with Turkish security, meaning they have felt themselves entitled to take discriminatory action on the grounds of national security by virtue of Article 3 of the OECD regulations on transfers of capital. It goes without saying that the Union cannot accept these justifications by Turkey in any respect.
The Union has been active in this affair, and immediately after the decision of 17 November 1997 we sent a letter to the Turkish permanent representative in the European Union. The Turkish delegation at the time indicated on the telephone that it had no intention of replying to the letter. After this, representatives of the Commission raised the matter at the joint committee meeting of the EC/Turkish Customs Union on 16 February 1998. The Turkish delegation did not, however, agree to discuss the matter in that connection, saying it was a matter of national security and that the customs agreement did not cover it.
The next time the country to hold the Presidency of the Council raised the matter was in the other business of the agenda at the OECD’s MTC meeting on 23 – 24 April 1999. The Turkish delegation did not agree to discuss the issue in an official meeting of the committee, as it was a matter of national security, and not an economic matter. This being the case, the MTC held an informal meeting on 24 April 1999. The Turkish delegation said that special practical matters could be discussed later. The MTC stated in connection with the other business of the agenda that there had been bilateral discussions on the matter."@en1
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