Eurasia Press & News
Egypt has told the Turkish ambassador to leave the country and downgraded relations between the two countries. Egypt’s foreign ministry blamed Turkey’s continued “interference” in its country’s internal affairs. Turkey’s diplomatic representation has been lowered to the level of charge d’affaires, the ministry said in a statement. Egypt has already recalled …
Read More »Ankara makes efforts for normalisation of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations
Ankara’s desire is to normalise relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted by the Turkish news agency Ikhlas as saying.
Read More »Turkish PM to meet Putin on Syrian situation
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will pay a two-day official visit to St. Petersburg starting today to attend a Turkish-Russian High-Level Cooperation Council with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the ongoing crisis in Syria will likely be the main item on his agenda.
Read More »John Kerry, Turkish FM discuss Nagorno-Karabakh situation
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu have also discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.
Read More »US will continue to keep Patriot missiles in Turkey
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US will continue to provide two Patriot missile batteries in Turkey for another year as part of that country’s air defenses while the civil war rages on in Syria. Pentagon spokesman Carl Woog says Hagel met with Turkey’s foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, on Monday …
Read More »Turkish FM visits United States
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu left for Washington on Sunday to start a two-day official visit to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments with top American officials.
Read More »Erdogan urges PKK to lay down arms
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the militants of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms, Sabah newspaper wrote on Monday. According to Erdogan, 2014 will be a year of political normalization and stability in Turkey.
Read More »Erdogan, Barzani reportedly in consensus on containing PKK
President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani concluded on Sunday his visit to Turkey during which he reached cooperation agreements with his Turkish hosts.
Read More »Azerbaijan, Turkey analyze cooperation on defence field
Azerbaijan’s Defence Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov received the Ambassador of Turkey to Azerbaijan, Ismail Alper Coskun, the Defence Ministry said on Nov. 15.
Read More »Turkish PM to visit Russia
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a two-day visit to Russia next week to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria. The Turkish prime minister is set to attend the fourth meeting of the High Level Cooperation
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