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Opening one negotiation chapter with Turkey during each six-month rotating presidency of theEuropean Union is not acceptable, Turkish EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, ahead of a key official visit to Germany.
Read More »Turkish FM meets African leaders
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Jan. 30 held a series of meetings with African leaders on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Davutoğlu met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe to discuss both Turkey’s nomination for a rotating U.N. Security Council seat and U.S.-Africa relations.
Read More »Turkey welcomes Tunisia’s new constitution
Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday welcomed the adoption of a new constitution in Tunisia as a significant step on the road to democracy.
Read More »Turkey, Pakistan discuss defense cooperation
Pakistan and Turkey have pledged to intensify efforts for further promoting their defense cooperation besides discussing proposals for transfer of technology, possibility of export of defense equipment and service, said an official
Read More »French President visits Turkey
French President Francois Hollande has arrived in Turkey at the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul. The visit will focus on discussions of the development of political and trade relations, as
Read More »French President to visit Turkey to discuss bilateral relations
French President François Hollande is preparing to pay a two-day official visit to Turkey on Jan. 27-28 upon the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Abdullah Gül, to add new momentum to the relations between the two
Read More »Turkish EU Minister says membership is an indispensable goal
While describing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent visit to Brussels as “extremely successful,” the EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said EU membership is an “indispensable goal” for Turkey, despite certain flaws and mutual resentments.
Read More »EU says Turkey should better observe political criteria for integration
Leaders of the European Union (EU) urged Turkey to better observe the EU political criteria in order to join the bloc during talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday. The first visit of Erdogan in five years to the EU headquarters came amid graft scandal of his cabinet, …
Read More »Turkish PM pledges that rule of law will be respected
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave assurances to the European Union to respect the rule of law, judicial independence and the separation of powers amid the government’s move to draft a controversial judicial bill
Read More »Turkish, Georgian presidents discuss repatriation of Meskhetian Turks
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, who is paying an official to Ankara, has today met with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. Turkish and Georgian presidents discussed repatriation of Meskhetian Turks.
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