Ciller will be accompanied by Ayfer Yilmaz, state minister responsible for foreign trade, and a group of about 100 businessmen. He added that they absolutely opposed routing the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline through Armenia. London should encourage the Greek Cypriots to look for peace. The report would appear to tally with recent conciliatory statements attributed to PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. The Turkish side will propose that the monitoring force include only aircraft, not ground forces, and that the number of the aircraft involved should be as small as possible, according to a high level Tutkish official.
Turkey wants to avoid any potential injuries to civilians on the ground.
The Turkish military delegation is expected to be headed by Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. The notorious Atrus camp in northern Iraq is being closed down by the UN Commission for Refugees. UN officials claim that the camp has become a centre for PKK terrorist activity. Commission representatives report that the PKK has tried to block the return of many of the refugees forced to find refuge in the camp. The camp is being closed down.