TURKEY PLANS TO STOP CYPRIOT OIL EFFORTS
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey plans to stop the Republic of Cyprus fromexploration of energy resources in the Mediterranean Sea. Turkish officials said Ankara is demanding that Turkey be consultedbefore Cyprus launches the program in cooperation with Egypt and Syria. Theofficials said the exploration for natural gas and oil would be conducted inthe waters of the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.