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Article: Turkey bids for UN Security Council membership
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- September 14, 2003
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Turkey bids for UN Security Council membership
ANKARA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has put forward its candidacy
for UN Security Council membership in 2009-2010 after an interval of
nearly half a century, the Anatolia News Agency reported on Sunday.
Turkey voiced its desire during the UN Economic and Social Council
meetings and it also informed UN authorities concerned of its desire,
the report said.
According to the UN procedures, verbal expression is enough for UN
Security Council candidacy.
The state-run Anatolia quoted UN sources as saying that two
members ...