Greece’s Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday visited the European Commission to discuss the upcoming EU Presidency from 1 January. “I hope and believe that the Greek presidency is going to be a great opportunity to show
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Turkey, EU to start talks on visa liberalisation
The EU and Turkey agreed here Wednesday to the launch visa liberalisation dialogue and to sign readmission agreement on December 16 in Ankara.
Read More »Ukraine Defense Ministry says army won’t be used against Kiev Protesters
The Ukrainian army will not be used to counter act protests in the country, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday. “Ukraine’s armed forces cannot be used to restrict the
Read More »Biden arrives in Beijing fort 2-day official visit
US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Beijing Wednesday for a two-day official visit to China. Biden, who visited Japan earlier this week on the first leg of his three-nation Asian tour, is scheduled to
Read More »Turkey rejects claims that it has security forces in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has denied claims that Turkey has security forces in war-torn Syria in his response to a question submitted to Parliament by an opposition deputy.
Read More »US Vice President visits Asia to calm military tensions with China
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will seek a delicate balance between calming military tensions with China and backing ally Japan against Beijing on a trip to Asia this week that is being overshadowed by a territorial row in the East China Sea.
Read More »Ukrainian Parliament rejects no-confidence vote on Government
The Ukrainian parliament rejected a motion to hold a vote of confidence in the government on Tuesday, following massive pro-EU protests calling for the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich and his government.
Read More »EC President discusses current situation in Bulgaria with former Interior Minister
European Council President Herman van Rompuy met Monday with former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov to discuss the current situation in Bulgaria. “Despite the difficulties which the crisis bought to Europe, the European People’s Party (EPP) must stick
Read More »Azerbaijani, Georgian, Turkish FMs to meet in Baku in January
The next meeting of Azerbaijani, Georgia and Turkish foreign ministers will be held in 2014 in Baku. The preliminarily trilateral meeting has been scheduled for January.
Read More »Syrian refugess costs Turkey 650 million dollars
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday his country spent nearly USD 650 million on the relief effort for the Syrian refugees in camps in areas close to the borders with Syria.
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