Eurasia Press & News
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz and his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak approved a final memorandum agreement which will be signed by heads of states on Dec. 1. Natural gas talks with Russia to secure price discounts for increased supplies from Gazprom to Turkey are in progress, said Turkey’s energy minister on Wednesday …
Read More »Turkey condemns airstrikes claimed by Libyan govt in Tripoli
Turkey on Wednesday condemned air strikes claimed by the Libyan government on an airport in Tripoli controlled by a rival administration, setting it at odds with the country’s internationally recognized authorities. Turkey appointed a special representative to Libya last month, who became the first envoy publicly to meet with the …
Read More »NATO does not consider no-fly zone in north of Syria
NATO is not considering establishing a no-fly zone in northern Syria, something Turkey has been calling for to alleviate security and humanitarian pressure on its southern border, one of the alliance’s top generals said. “A no-fly zone is a resource-intensive undertaking,” Lt.-Gen. John Nicholson, the new head of LANDCOM, said at his …
Read More »Biden ends Turkey visit
US Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday wrapped up a key visit to Turkey without a breakthrough on military co-operation in the Syrian crisis but with officials confident the talks brought their positions closer. During his three-day trip to Istanbul, Biden held several hours of talks with both Turkish President …
Read More »Erdogan ends his visit to Algeria
President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan left Thursday Algiers after a two-day official visit to Algeria, at the invitation of President of the Republic, Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
Read More »Turkey, Iraq pledge to mend ties
Turkey and Iraq have reinforced their pledge to mend ties during the Turkish prime minister’s visit to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, agreeing on closer cooperation against Islamist jihadists’ threat and revive economic ties with a greater momentum than before. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s visit to the country, a …
Read More »Turkey worried of possible new wave of Syrian refugees
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has warned of a new refugee influx Turkey may face if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime or Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants advance on Aleppo. Addressing a joint press meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja on Tuesday, Çavuşoğlu said the …
Read More »Biden to meet Turkish President Erdogan
Biden will meet Nov. 21 with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul. He will then participate in an extended meeting with Erdogan the next day, following a diplomatic gaffe earlier this year. During an Oct. 2 speech at Harvard University, Biden said that Turkey and other U.S. allies in …
Read More »Turkey to continue efforts for Karabakh solution
Turkey will continue pursuing its active policy to put an end to the conflict [Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict] in South Caucasus, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Nov.17. The prime minister made the remarks during his visit to Philippines.
Read More »Turkey supports removal of Assad regime
Turkey backs the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Turkish foreign minister said on Monday. “We have no hesitation on the removal of Assad,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a live TV interview. CNN reported on Thursday that U.S. President Barack Obama was calling for a review of his nation’s Syria policy, after realizing that ISIL could not …
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