Ankara - A senior Turkish foreign policymaker on Tuesday said Turkey does not look kindly on the prospect of Danish Prime Minister Fogh Rasmussen becoming NATO secretary-general, the Anadolu news agency reported.
"We cannot accept a man who does not respect our religious faith and our holy values, who has shown disrespect in the past, to become the head of NATO," said Suat Kiniklioglu, deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party's Foreign Affairs Committee.
Copenhagen - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday declined to comment on speculation that he might seek the post of NATO secretary-general.
Rasmussen has been tipped as a top candidate for the post and according to recent reports in the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung and London-based Financial Times he has secured backing from Britain, France and Germany - key European NATO members.
Copenhagen - A majority of Danish voters want fresh elections should Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen decide to leave office, a survey published Monday suggested.
Rasmussen has been mentioned in connection with the post of NATO secretary-general, although the premier last week said he was "not a candidate for any international post."
Polling institute Catinet Research said six in 10 Danish voters wanted Rasmussen to call new elections rather than hand over the reins to his designated successor, Finance Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
Copenhagen- Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is this week due to visit key European capitals, renewing speculation that he was aiming to secure support as future secretary-general of the defence alliance NATO.
Rasmussen has refuted such speculation in the past, saying he still had unfinished work in Denmark and was intent on seeking a fourth term as premier.
Last year, Rasmussen said he would have a busy schedule visiting foreign capitals to shore up support for a successful outcome of an international climate conference to be held in Copenhagen in December.
Copenhagen - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday said parliament was to hold a hearing on the joint European currency, the euro, in January.
"A broad group of parties support a hearing on the economic and monetary union," Rasmussen said, welcoming the decision.
The premier told parliament that there was an economic cost to be "outside" the eurozone and Denmark also had less say in the European Union.
Copenhagen - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday said he would "sound out" the prospects of staging a referendum on introducing the joint European currency, the euro, with other political parties.
Speaking to reporters at his weekly news conference, the premier underlined that he had no date in mind.
Rasmussen said he aimed to seek broad political backing in favour of the referendum, including the opposition Socialist People's Party that in 2000 opposed the euro.
Ankara - A senior Turkish foreign policymaker on Tuesday said Turkey does not look kindly on the prospect of Danish Prime Minister Fogh Rasmussen becoming NATO secretary-general, the Anadolu news agency reported.
Copenhagen - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday declined to comment on speculation that he might seek the post of NATO secretary-general.
Copenhagen - A majority of Danish voters want fresh elections should Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen decide to leave office, a survey published Monday suggested.
Copenhagen- Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is this week due to visit key European capitals, renewing speculation that he was aiming to secure support as future secretary-general of the defence alliance NATO.
Copenhagen - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday said parliament was to hold a hearing on the joint European currency, the euro, in January.
Copenhagen - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Tuesday said he would "sound out" the prospects of staging a referendum on introducing the joint European currency, the euro, with other political parties.
