(GEN) TURKISH STATE MINISTER MEETS EXECUTIVES OF TURKISH NGOs IN VIENNA.VIENNA Vienna, city and province, Austria Vienna (vēĕn`ə), Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop. 1,539,848), 160 sq mi (414 sq km), capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, NE Austria, on , Jun 27, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkish State Minister Faruk Celik had a meeting with representatives of Turkish nongovernmental organizations Transnational organizations of private citizens that maintain a consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Nongovernmental organizations may be professional associations, foundations, multinational businesses, or simply groups with a common interest in and businessmen in Austrian capital of Vienna on Saturday. Addressing executives of Turkish NGOs in the meeting at Turkish embassy in Vienna, Celik said, "you should have solidarity and support each other. You should know that we will always do what is required for solution of your problems." "There are two important issues in Turkey now. One of them is Kurdish problem and the other is about Alawites in Turkey. These two problems have been discussed in the country. Turkish authorities have been working to resolve these matters. We held an important meeting in regard to Alawite initiative. We will organize a second meeting on July 8," Celik said. Despite global economic crisis, there has been an inflow in·flow n. 1. The act or process of flowing in or into: an inflow of water; an inflow of information. 2. of a great amount of foreign capital to Turkey, he said. Turkey attracted a foreign capital of 17 billion U.S. dollars in 2008 and it also attracted a great amount of foreign capital in the first half of 2009, he said. Late on Friday, Celik paid a visit to Vienna Chamber of Commerce and invited Austrian firms to invest in Turkey. (E) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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