41.   Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Sermet Atacanli issued a denial saying no firing took place.

42.   His comments followed a statement earlier Wednesday by the Turkish foreign ministry which was similarly dismissive of Arab reaction to the military pact.

43.   However, Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Omer Akbel said Wednesday that for Ankara a postponement decision would be seen as a rejection.

44.   However, the Turkish foreign ministry said Friday the two men had left Turkey.

45.   In Ankara the Turkish interior ministry said it was preparing to ask Britain for his extradition, adding that similar requests to other European countries had been turned down.

46.   In Ankara, the accusations were denied by the Turkish foreign ministry which blamed the atrocity on the PKK, saying it bore their hallmark.

47.   In Ankara, the Turkish foreign ministry acknowledged that the plane had crashed due to a technical problem, but denied that it had entered Greek air space.

48.   In Ankara, the Turkish foreign ministry acknowledged the plane had crashed due to a technical problem, but denied it had entered Greek air space.

49.   In Valletta, Papandreou met Turkish foreign ministry undersecretary Onur Oymen on Wednesday.

50.   Israeli President Ezer Weizman and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will attend the UN cities meeting in Istanbul this week, the Turkish foreign ministry said Monday.