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21st General Congress Of ATAA Continues In Washington D.C.
by Anadolu Agency - 12/1/00 10:39:10 PM
Posted: Monday, December 04, 2000 06:25 am CST

WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 1 (A.A) - The 21st Annual General Congress of Association of Turkish and American Associations (ATAA) continues in Washington D.C.

Doug Breuter, the Republican Deputy of the Nebraska state, said on Friday that the Turkish-Israeli relations were effecting the view of the U.S. Congress on Turkey.

Addressing the luncheon organized within the framework of the ATAA congress, Bereuter recalled the support of Tom Lantos, the Jewish origin California deputy of the Democrat Party, to Turkey regarding the resolution on so-called genocide on Armenians and said the Turkish-Israeli relations played an important role in this support.

The sources say that the chance of Bereuter to become the Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, was high.

Noting that Turkey played an important role between Israel and Palestine, Bereuter said that Turkey while expressing its concerns about Israel`s use of force, prevented the Moslem countries to take a decision to block their relations with Israel.

This cooperation was beneficial for Israel which was located at an Islamic region, said Bereuter.

Bereuter who conveyed his views on European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI), said countries such as Turkey which are the members of the NATO but not the members of the European Union(EU) should also be included within the decision mechanism of the European defense.

Bereuter said the EU who benefitted from the facilities of NATO couldn`t launch any defense initiatives by excluding the members of NATO, adding that Europe couldn`t isolate Turkey which was a strategic country.

Mark Parris, the former Ambassador of the U.S. to Turkey, who also attended the luncheon was decorated with ``ATAA Medal of Merit`` for his contributions to the relations of Turkey and the U.S.

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