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Thursday, January 29 2004 @ 09:43 PM Central Standard Time
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 Italy has proposed two projects to Turkey for the removal of toxic waste stored in the Black Sea cities of Samsun and Sinop.
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, a meeting of the Turkey-Italy Environmental Collaboration Joint Committee was held Jan. 22-23 in Rome. The waste management of both countries and the removal of Italian waste stored in Samsun and Sinop were discussed at the gathering.
The Turkish delegation presented a brief containing details of the barrels in Samsun and Sinop, complaints submitted by residents of the region and a document containing 35,000 signatures to its Italian counterpart.
Headed by Aydin Yildirim, the Turks presented demands vis-a-vis removal of the waste from Turkey and rehabilitation of the area. The Italians made presentations titled "The Integrated Waste Administration Project in Turkey" and "Project to Establish a Basel Agreement Local Center" during the meeting.
Discussions will continue at a future meeting to be held in Ankara.
A total of 360 barrels of toxic materials have been kept in storage facilities in Alacam, Samsun and Soguksu in Sinop. |
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