The Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, is expected to give a press conference on Wednesday on the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons. “We had planned to organise this press conference tomorrow, Tuesday, but the event has now been moved back to …

The head of NATO expressed concern Oct.7 over Turkey’s decision to co-produce a missile defense system with a Chinese firm, saying he expected Ankara to choose a system that was compatible with those of other allies. Turkey has said it is likely to sign a $3.4 billion missile defense deal with a Chinese firm …

China’s Foreign Ministry dismissed concerns about Turkey’s decision to co-produce a missile defense system with a Chinese firm, saying on Tuesday that the United States and others were needlessly politicising a purely commercial deal.

The Turkish army has started building a wall alongside the Nusaybin district, bordering Syria, to prevent the illegal passing of immigrants, according to Turkish media. Construction vehicles are currently continuing the work at the border by Nusaybin, which is located right across from Syria’s Qamishli. The wall is set to be two-meters high, and will have barbed wire …

Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Pandjikidze and her Moldovan counterpart Natalia Gherman has signed in Chisinau on Saturday joint statement on cooperation between the two countries in the process of European integration. The main themes of meetings of Maya Pandjikidze with the leadership

Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić said Friday that Serbia has a genuine intention to develop good and friendly relations with Turkey in all fields. According to him, that it is important for the stability of the region.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has dismissed accusations by embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that the Turkish government has been supporting “terrorists” to carry out attacks on the Syrian army and civilians, saying that the allegations are “false and meaningless.”

Experts of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are commencing the destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons in line with a relevant UN Security Council resolution and a US-Russian initiative. A source of the OCWA team said in news remarks the 33-member delegation was starting the task of …

Turkey denied Sunday that its forces were involved in an assault in Somalia by US commandos against a suspected military leader of the Islamist Shebab group. “We deny these allegations completely,” a foreign ministry spokesman said.

The upcoming annual Progress Report from the European Union for Turkey is expected to be the “toughest” yet, but the bloc remains eager to launch talks for a new negotiation chapter. The bloc feels that a new negotiation chapter would help keep Ankara anchored to the union and its values, the diplomat said. The …