TURKISH CYPRIOT AND TURKISH MEDIA REVIEW
1. Eroglu interferes to prevent an agreement in the
field of football; Ertug politicizes the issue; They reject single
representation
3. Atalay: The quarrel for UBP congress will harm the
Cyprus problem and the investments
4.
AKP government in Turkey is reportedly exerting pressure to the “supreme court”
on the issue of the UBP case
5.
Communal Existence Movement in the occupied area of Cyprus organized a protest
against the illegal “granting” of “citizenship”
6. Curcafer demands from Turkey 2 million euro as
compensation for Mimoza hotel
7.
Visit under conditions to the Republic of Cyprus by the speaker of the National Assembly of Crimean Tatars
and Deputy in Ukraine,
Mustafa Abdulcemil Kirimoglu
8. Self-styled minister of agriculture to Turkey for
contacts
9. Ortam: Self-styled ministry of tourism introducing
touristic website while occupied Cyprus is sinking to sewage waters
10. Ismail Tansu: Turkey’s target in Cyprus was
division and annexation
11. Sixty-six million Euros in goods sale during the
eight year operation of the “Green line regulation”
12. Ankara the first visit of the new US secretary of
state
13. German troops arrive in Turkey for NATO missile
deployment
14. Paris killings an intra-PKK conflict according to
French intelligence
15. Hrant Dink lawyer: MİT knows about Dink murder but
does not release facts
16. “Turkey’s defense export reaches 1.3 billion”
17. Turkey's population will increase by 4.5 million
in next 5 years IMF estimates
1. Eroglu interferes to prevent an agreement in the
field of football; Ertug politicizes the issue; They reject single
representation
Turkish Cypriot
daily Gunes newspaper (21.01.13) reports that “some interesting developments
and political interferences started again” in the discussions of the Cyprus
Football Association (CFA or KOP) and the so-called Turkish Cypriot Football
Federation, which will pave the way for the Turkish Cypriot football players,
who allegedly experience great problems in playing abroad.
The paper writes
that while the spokesman of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Osman Ertug had made no
statement before and after the meeting between the CFA and the Turkish Cypriot
so-called federation in the government-controlled area of Cyprus, he felt the
need of making a statement after the second meeting held at the headquarters of
the Turkish Cypriot “federation”. Noting that this was considered as
interesting by the public, the paper points out that the fact that Ertug stated
clearly that he is against these discussions was commented as “beginning of the
political interferences once more”.
Right after the
statements by Ertug, reports Gunes, Eroglu urgently invited the chairman of the
so-called football federation, Hasan Sertoglu to his office, something which
was assessed as “interference by Eroglu in the football”.
According to
Gunes, in statements during a visit to occupied Famagusta, Eroglu has argued
that he was not against the establishment of a dialogue between CFA and the
Turkish Cypriot so-called federation. “The important thing is for our friends
to know what they want when they meet”, he noted adding that Sertoglu is a
person who knows what he wants and “acts knowing what the views of his people
and federation are”.
Noting that he
trusts Sertoglu, Eroglu said that there is nothing that worries him right now
in these negotiations, because the negotiations still continue. Responding to a
question, he alleged: “Negotiations could be held at any time. I also meet with
the Greek Cypriot side. Therefore, meeting is another thing and coming to the
point of signing an agreement is something else. These meetings are important
from the point of understanding the intention and the views of the opposite
side. However, you cannot sit at the negotiations considering that all the
wishes of the Greek Cypriot side will be accepted. You have your own views and
thoughts. You will express these at the negotiating table”.
Eroglu alleged
that “the Greek Cypriot federation”, as he called the CFA, is not the only way
for the opening of the Turkish Cypriot football to Europe and argued that in
case there is an agreement in the future “perhaps the two federations would be
able to act separately”. He noted that because there is no agreement, there are
some “realities in the point of exhibiting the TRNC ports” in the international
field. “The reality of the TRNC should be accepted. The fact that our people
are deprived of playing football is a shame for humanity”, he alleged and
argued: “I hope that the organizations that are related with football will see
this reality. If they accept that the Turkish Cypriot people sit with good will
at the negotiations which last for years, we could come to a point of being
able to play football in Europe without being recognized and without having an
agreement with the south [Translator’s note: as he described the Republic of
Cyprus]. The important thing is for the world to see the realities which exist
in Cyprus…”
Eroglu claimed
that the Turkish Cypriot side accepted all the solution proposals on the Cyprus
problem and that the Greek Cypriot side rejected these proposals. “If the world
sees these realities, the TRNC youth will be able to play in Europe without
meeting with KOP”, he alleged.
Meanwhile,
according to illegal Bayrak television (19.01.13, online), Eroglu’s representative
Osman Ertug“has warned” against the ongoing negotiations between the CFA and the
Turkish Cypriot so-called federation,arguing that they should becareful while
continuing the discussions. Speaking at a TV program Ertug said: “It seems that
the negotiations between the two federations are continuing towards an
agreement, but the issue should be evaluated in a broader perspective. This is
an issue beyond football”.
Referring to the
statements by the president of the CFAKostakis Koutsokoumnis, who had
reportedly said that this is only football and they are not dealing with
politics, Ertugargued that“even these statements are politics”.
“Every country
has sports policies. This policy is not contrary to its foreign policy” Ertug
said and warned that it will be wrong if this agreement “brings the Turkish Cypriots
under the responsibility of CFA or any other structuring, because this is
contrary to the Turkish Cypriotside’s national Cyprus policy and the national
sports policy.
Furthermore,
according to Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen newspaper (19.01.13), the
chairman of the Turkish Cypriot so-called football federation, Hasan Sertoglu
has stated that agreement is reached on some points with the CFA, while
solutions are being searchedon some other points. In statements during a press
conference on Friday, Sertoglu said that both federations will prepare a letter
for their meeting in Zurich where the two letters will be merged. Afterwards
the text will be submitted to their members, which should approve the
agreement.
Sertoglu said
that each federation will preserve its autonomy, but the international
representation will be one, because FIFA recognizes only the CFA. He noted that
their target is find a common point in the Cyprus football and argued that they
will not enter under the umbrella of the CFA.
Finally, Turkish
Cypriot daily Volkan newspaper (20.01.13) reports that in statements on the
issue, Serdar Denktas, chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), has criticized
the administrators of the Turkish Cypriot so-called football federation and
argued that if the “federation” says that “the politicians should not
interfere” and acts without Eroglu to know it, great dangers exist. He said
that everybody wants the Turkish Cypriots to be able to play matches with teams
members of FIFA, but this cannot happen with permission by the Greek Cypriots.
He claimed that the equality of the Turkish Cypriots should not be spoilt and
that the Turkish Cypriot “federation” should give the permission to the clubs
to play international matches.
(I/Ts.)
2. Bozer meets with the Speaker of Sudan’s National
Assembly
Turkish Cypriot
daily Gunes newspaper (21.01.13) reports thatthe “speaker” of the so-called
assembly of the breakaway regime, Hasan Bozer, who is visiting Sudan for the 8th
Meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Union of the Members of the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation, is continuing his contacts together with his delegation,
which consists of Ahmet Caluda and Abbas Sinay, “MPs” with the National Unity
Party and Republican Turkish Party respectively.
Bozer met with
the Speaker of Sudan’s Republican National Assembly, Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Tahi.
During the meeting Bozer reiterated the Turkish view that the Islamic world
should be in unity and the sister Moslem countries should act within the
framework of cooperation. Moreover, Bozer invitedAhmad Ibrahim Al-Tahi to visit
the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus.
In his
statements, the Sudanese Speaker of the Assembly expressed his satisfaction
with seeing Bozer in Sudan and added that the bilateral relations between the
Moslem countries should be at the highest level. He said that the Cyprus
problem continues for years and alleged that only the Greek Cypriot side enjoys
support and help, arguing that this was a biased and impartial aid. He claimed
that there are two sides in Cyprus and referred to an “obligatory
neighborliness”, like the one that exists in south and north Sudan. He argued
that they strongly wish a solution in Cyprus, but this solution should be fair
and [the sides] should have rightsunder “equal conditions”.
(I/Ts.)
3. Atalay: The quarrel for UBP congress will harm
the Cyprus problem and the investments
Turkish Cypriot
daily Havadis newspaper (21.01.13) reports that Besir Atalay, Turkish Deputy
Prime Minister responsible for Cypriot Affairs, has referred to the problems
created in the congress of the National Unity Party (UBP) and said that a
country is lead to bankruptcy in case the congress of its ruling party lasts
for so long. He noted: “After the first signs of the race for the UBP
presidency were taken, we were concerned that this would be turned into chaos.
We have shared this at the highest level with the TRNC administration”.
In an interview
with journalists of Havadis on the occasion of the opening of the newspaper’s
offices in Ankara on Friday, Atalay alleged that “Turkey’s positive interest
keeps the TRNC alive” in this environment of crisis and added that the
instability in the occupied area of Cyprus should not continue.
Atalay noted
that they had at the highest level expressed their “sensitivity” on this issue
to the Turkish Cypriot leader Eroglu, to the “prime minister” Irsen Kucuk and
the “speaker” of the so-called assembly, Hasan Bozer. Arguing that the first
three-year economic program has been successfully implemented and that the new
program for the period 2013-15 includes “new investments in all fields and
prosperity”, Atalay said that if the crisis continues, this will cause damage
and not benefit. He argued that this would harm both the Cyprus problem and the
investments.
Referring to the
Cyprus problem, Atalay noted that as of March they predict that the issue will
gain acceleration and together with Turkey’s EU accession course, Cyprus will
be coming much more onto the agenda. Noting that they have a technical team
which works only for the “TRNC”, Atalay said that they have carried out a “good
analysis” for the government-controlled area of Cyprus. He noted that they are
closely following the dimensions of the economic crisis in the government-controlled
area of the island and the measures taken to get out of this crisis. He noted
that he discussed the Cyprus problem last week with the Foreign Minister, Ahmet
Davutoglu and evaluated the situation that will exist after March.
Atalay
reiterated that the water from Turkey to the occupied area of Cyprus will be
transferred in March 2014 and added that electricity will also be carried to
the island.
(I/Ts.)
4.
AKP government in Turkey is reportedly exerting pressure to the “supreme
court” on the issue of the UBP case
Under the front-page title: “Is there
any pressure from the AKP to the judiciary”, Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika
(19.01.13) reports on the issue of the UBP congress case, and writes that in
spite of the fact that the “decision” of the “supreme court” was expected to be
announced last week, yet, the “court” did not announced it.
The paper continues and writes that the
AKP power in Ankara which considers as a “surviving issue” the remaining of the
so-called prime minister, Irsen Kucuk to the “prime ministry” and the
“leadership” of UBP, has started to exert pressure to the “judges” at the
“supreme court”.
The paper writes that despite the fact
that there is not a serious difference between the two candidates for the UBP
chairmanship, it is concerned why Erdogan’s government insist so much for
Kucuk. It adds that AKP government is reportedly exerting pressure to the
“judges” of the “supreme court” in order to mediate to their decisions. The
paper expresses hopes that the “judges” will not give in to AKP pressures.
(AK)
5.Communal
Existence Movement inthe occupiedarea of Cyprus organized a protest against the
illegal “granting” of “citizenship”
Under the title: “Uprising for the
citizenship”, Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis (19.01.13) reports that the
“Communal Existence Movement” in the occupied area of Cyprus, has organized
yesterday (Friday), a protest in front of the “ministry of interior and local
administration” against the fact that since 2009, the occupation regime has
“granted” the occupation regime’s citizenship to a total of 5100 persons.
The protesters expressed also their
reaction against the policies followed by the AKP government to change the
demographic structure of the country and the privatizations in the island and
stressed that they will not permit this.
The protesters were shouting slogans
during as “No to the distribution of the Imposed Citizenships” and “We reject
the Impositions and the betrayal of UBP”.
The paper underlines that the so-called
police has taken high security measures during the protest and has prevented
the protesters to enter to the building of the “ministry”.
In statements during the protest, Arslan
Bicakli, chairman of Turk-Sen trade union has condemned the distribution of the
occupation regime’s “citizenship” as if they “distribute golifa”, as he said
and stressed that they will intensified their actions next week.
Also, a joint statement issued by the
parties, NGO’s and organizations which participated to the protest, said that
the UBP government has illegally granted the “citizenship” to 936 persons in
2009, to 635 persons in 2010, to 1421 persons in 2011, to 1955 in 2012, and to
150 persons during the first 15 days of 2013.
The “movement” also stressed that they
were established since they are concerned about the “country’s future” and
underlined that they will continue their struggle till the end.
(AK)
6.
Curcafer demands from Turkey 2 million euro as compensation for Mimoza hotel
Under the front-page title: “2 million
euro for Mimoza case”, Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika (20.01.13) reports that
Cafer Curcafer, businessman and former chairman of the “Turkish Cypriot
Building Contractors’ Union” who was living in “south Cyprus”, as the Republic
of Cyprus is called by the paper, for sometime in the past, has notify Turkey
through the Turkish embassy in Athens about the written citation which is
related to the lawsuit he filed at
Famagusta Court in Larnaka against Turkey about the Mimoza Hotel.
As the paper writes, Curcafer accused
Turkey of “selling him a stolen property” [Translator’s note: as he described
the Mimoza Hotel] and now demands from Turkey the amount of 2 million euro as
compensation.
The paper underlines that the trial is
expected to be launched during the forthcoming February in Larnaka.
(AK)
7.
Visit under conditions to the Republic of Cyprus by the speaker of the National
Assembly of Crimean Tatars and Deputy in Ukraine, Mustafa Abdulcemil Kirimoglu
Under the title: “The most right
message”, Turkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris (21.01.13) reports that speaker of
the National Assembly of Crimean Tatars and Deputy in Ukraine Mustafa
Abdulcemil Kirimoglu, replying to the invitation by the Ambassador of the
Republic of Cyprus in Kiev, Evagoras Vryonides, to pay a visit to Cyprus, has
stated that he would accept the
invitation in case he would be permitted to cross over to the “TRNC” through
the crossing points.
According to a news report by AB Haber,
Mustafa Abdulcemil Kirimoglu has met in Kiev on January 11 with the Ambassador
Evagoras Vryonides. According to a statement issued by the National Assembly of
Crimean Tatars, the meeting took place upon a demand by the Ambassador of
“south Cyprus”, as the Republic of Cyprus is called, in Kiev.
Also, according to Crimea News Agency,
Vryonides has asked Kirimoglu during the meeting, for the reason he did not
paid even one visit to the “Greek Cypriot administration”, as the Republic of
Cyprus is described, which has established diplomatic ties with Ukraine and is
also an EU member states and in contrary, he has paid a lot of visits to the
“TRNC”.
Kirimoglu has said, according to the
paper, that he has not have any prejudices against Greece or against the Greek
Cypriot side and added that he visited a lot of times the “TRNC” since he
received invitations by the “president” and the “speaker” of the “assembly” to
participate to several events and conferences.
Kirimoglu indicated also another more
reason for his illegal visits to the occupied area of Cyprus and said that he
has cognates there.
Asked to evaluate the issue conveyed to
him by Vryonides that in an independent Republic like Cyprus there are Turkish
troops, Kirimoglu replied as follows: “According to the agreements signed in
Cyprus, the UN Peace Keeping Forces and other countries including Greece and
the UK has also troops in the country”.
Kirimoglu expressed also sorrow over the
fact that the 65% of the Turkish Cypriots who live in the island has said “yes”
to the Annan plan while the Greek Cypriots rejected it.
Also, upon an invitation he received
from Vryonides to visit Cyprus, Kirimoglu said that he would accept the
invitation with pleasure with the condition that if he would visit “south
Cyprus”, he would be then given a permission to visit the “TRNC”.
(AK)
8. Self-styled minister of agriculture to Turkey
for contacts
Turkish Cypriot
daily Gunes newspaper (21.01.13) reports that the self-styled Minister of
Agriculture and Natural Resources Ali Cetin Amcaoglu, went to Turkey in order
to participate in the “Forestry and Economic Development meeting”, organized by
the Turkish Ministry of Forestry and Water Works.
The paper writes
that Amcaoglu will also hold contacts with the Turkish Minister Forestry and
Water Works Veysel Eroglu.
Reporting on the
same issue, illegal Bayrak (20.01.13) broadcast that Amcaoglu said that the
living quality of the Turkish Cypriots will be improved after the water
transfer project from Turkey comes into effect. Amcaoglu, who was speaking to TRT television also said
the water that will be transferred from Turkey will be used in the field of
agriculture and this will have serious contributions to the production.
9. Ortam: Self-styled ministry of tourism
introducing touristic website while occupied Cyprus is sinking to sewage waters
Turkish Cypriot
daily Vatan newspaper (21.01.13) reports that the self-styled ministry of
tourism started operating a website under the address: www.welcometonorthcyprus.co.uk aiming to
promote tourism in occupied Cyprus.
This is an
initiative by the “ministry’s” London office aiming to make tourism in the
occupied area of Cyprus well known.
The site is
currently in English but soon will provide information in five languages. It
has started operating as from January 11.
In addition,
Ortam (21.01.13) reports about the problems with sewage waters faced in
occupied Cyprus and writes that the breakaway regime is introducing tourism of
“northern Cyprus” which is inside sewage waters and filthiness. The paper
writes about the never-ending garbage problems in occupied Lefkosia and about
the sewage waters which start from occupied Mia Milia and reach Famagusta. “And
here it is, tourism minister Ustel is introducing tourism of the TRNC which is
sinking to drain waters to internet”, Ortam notes.
10. Ismail Tansu: Turkey’s target in Cyprus was
division and annexation
Under the title
“Tansu: The target in Cyprus was division and annexation”, Turkish Cypriot
daily Havadis newspaper (21.01.13) reports that the retired Turkish colonel
Ismail Tansu, who had prepared Turkey’s “Project of Taking Back Cyprus” in the
1950’s, has met at his house in Ankara with journalist Mete Tumerkan and talked
about the establishment of the so-called Turkish Resistance Organization (TMT),
which, according to Tansu, was established upon instructions by the then
Turkish Prime Minister Menderes.
Ismail Tansu,
who was born in 1917, argued that if there was not for TMT, Turkey would not
have been able to invade the island and “Cyprus would have been destroyed”. He
added: “There would be no TRNC today. TMT’s historical resistance was very
important in the national struggle. The result of this struggle was not a
federal state, but a freed piece of homeland united to motherland Turkey.
However, Turkey, as a necessity of its policy, did not do this. It gave
permission for the establishment of a separate independent state as a reward of
the struggle given by the Turkish Cypriot people”.
According to
Tansu, when the Greeks and the Greek Cypriots allegedly attempted to take over
Cyprus, Fatin Rustu Zorlu, the then Turkish Foreign Minister, said that “if
Britain withdraws from Cyprus, the island should be returned to its old
owners”, as he alleged referring to the Ottoman rule in Cyprus. Tansu said that
when Britain did not give a positive answer to this demand, the Menderes
government determined a definite policy, which was the division of Cyprus.
Tansu noted that
when the Republic of Cyprus was established, in the first months of 1960, he
went to the then Turkish Prime Minister Menderes and asked him whether they
should abolish the TMT and stop their actions. According to Tansu, Menderes
replied the following: “No, it will definitely not be abolished, it will not be
postponed and its actions will not stop. I thank you very much for all you have
done until today. You have obtained a very useful result. I want you to work
intensively from now on as well, because this organization will be very
necessary to us in the future. We do not abandon our policy for division”.
Tansu said that
he was preparing the second part of his book under the title “Actually no one
was asleep”.
(I/Ts.)
11.Sixty-six million Euros in goods sale during the
eight year operation of the “Green line regulation”
Turkish Cypriot
daily Kibris newspaper (21.01.13) reports about the “Green line regulation” and
writes that since 2004 that the law was put into force, goods worth 66.937.511.11
euros were sold from occupied Cyprus to the free areas of the Republic of
Cyprus.
According to data
by the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce, goods worth 8.945.365.77 euros were
sold in 2012 from the occupied to the free areas,while in 2011 the amount was
29.407.435,08 euros, mainly due to sales of electric equipment.
12. Ankara the first visit of the new US secretary
of state
Turkish daily
Milliyet (21.01.13) reports that the first visit abroad of the new U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry will take place to Ankara in February.
The paper, which
suggests that this is an indication of the importance US governmentgives to the
solution of the Kurdish problem and that Washington wants to give a strong support
message for the Kurdish initiative, writes that during his visit Kerry will
hold contacts with the chairman of the Peace and Democracy Movement Selahattin
Demirtas. Kerry also asked to see the leaders of the Republican People’s Party
and the Nationalist Movement Party.
Milliyet also
writes that the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish Minister
of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Washington soon.
13. German troops arrive in Turkey for NATO missile
deployment
Ankara Anatolia
news agency (20.01.13) reports that German troops, that will operate NATO's
Patriot air-defense systems deployed in Turkey, arrived in the Turkish southern
province of Adana on Sunday.
Nearly 240
German troops arrived at the Incirlik Air Base in Adana and they will proceed
to Kahramanmaras province where German Patriot batteries are deployed.
The United
States, Germany and the Netherlands, under Turkish request from NATO, each
deploy two Patriot batteries in Turkey's southeastern region with the aim of
boosting Turkey's air defense capabilities from any airborne attack from civil
war-torn Syria.
In addition AA
also reports that a ship carrying the patriots sent by the Netherlands arrived
in Iskenderun gulf on Sunday.
14. Paris killings an intra-PKK conflict according
to French intelligence
Turkish daily
Today’s Zaman newspaper (21.01.13) reports that the Turkish media reported on
Sunday that the French intelligence informed the Turkish government officials
about an investigation into the killings of the three Kurdish women -- including a co-founder
of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Paris earlier this month -- saying
that the assassination of the women was the result of an intra-PKK conflict.
According to the reports, French intelligence
has been aware of a conflict inside the organization for a while before the
murders, which supports the belief that the murders came as a result of an
intra-PKK problem.
French police
took two men, who are Turkish citizens with Kurdish origins, into custody as
part of the investigation, French police and judicial sources said on Friday.
Suspects are still being held in custody and French police have increased the
detention time of suspects to 96 hours. According to French laws, suspects who
remain detained for 48 hours are either released or stand trial later.
15. Hrant Dink lawyer: MİT knows about Dink murder
but does not release facts
Turkish daily
Today’s Zaman newspaper reports that the chief lawyer for the Dink family
Fethiye Çetin stated to the paper that a
number of state institutions had information about the plans to murder
Hrant Dink, the late chief editor of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, and
among them is the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), which has been
withholding valuable information from the courts, has said to Monday Talk.
In an interview
to the paper, on the sixth anniversary of Dink’s murder, Çetin suggested
that MİT probably has quite a lot of
information about Dink's assassination but did not provide it. According to
recent news reports, a number of letters sent anonymously to MİT reveal the
illegal activities of structures -- such as the Tactical Mobilization Group
(STK) -- within the Turkish military. The letters say that the STK was behind a
number of assassinations that rocked the country in the past, including an
armed attack on the Council of State in 2006, the killings of three Christian
missionaries at the Zirve publishing house in Malatya in 2007 and the murder of
Dink.
16. “Turkey’s defense export reaches 1.3 billion”
Under the above
title, Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (20.01.13) reports that Turkish
defense companies increased their exports to a strong $1.3 billion dollars last
year, a 43 percent increase over 2011, according to new figures.
Most of the
exported products were spare parts for airplanes and helicopters, turbojets and
armored war vehicles.
The United
States topped the list of buyers by purchasing a massive $490 million worth of
defense exports from Turkey over the year. The United Arab Emirates followed
the U.S. at $101 million, while Saudi Arabia came third with $99 million in
purchases.
Other countries
on the export list included Russia, Britain, Italy, Germany, France and Iraq,
which saw the greatest rise in Turkey’s buyers abroad.
Turkey broke an
all-time exports record last year with $151.86 billion, according to the
unofficial figures gathered by the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TİM).
The country’s
current account deficit dropped to $41 billion in the first 10 months of 2012
from $65 billion in the same period a year earlier.
17. Turkey's population will increase by 4.5
million in next 5 years IMF estimates
Ankara Anatolia
news agency (20.01.13) reports that Turkey's population will increase by nearly
4.5 million people in the next five years to reach 79.3 million to catch
Germany, according to a projection by the International Monetary Fund.
Population will
grow the fastest in India within the next five years with 82 million and it
will reach 1,305 million. China will still be the most crowded country with a
population rise of 32.8 million to 1,386 million.
Indonesia will
follow with an increase by 15.2 million people to reach 262.4 million.
Russia, Japan
and Germany will face a decline as their populations with reductions of 2.5
million, 1.7 million and 814 thousand, respectively.
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