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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8764

7 August 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey
Civilian expected to head National Security Council - nominations within the Army

Brussels, 06/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - It is expected that the Turkish Prime Minister will very soon nominate a civilian to the head of the National Security Council (CSN), in response to the oft-repeated request made by the European Institutions. One year ago, in April 2003, the Turkish Parliament had approved the government's proposal to reduce the considerable political weight of the military, making the CSN an advisory body without executive powers. After the appointment of the CSN...

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