Kurdish rebel leaders have confirmed that their fighters will begin withdrawing from Turkey into bases in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday.
Read More »Georgia names new ambassadors to Turkey, Azerbaijan
Zurab Pataridze, former Georgian envoy to Turkey, has been approved as ambassador to Kazakhstan by the parliament of the country.
Read More »Azerbaijani Deputy FM will visit Turkey on Tuesday
Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov will visit Turkey tomorrow. In his visit to Ankara, Azimov will hold talks with
Read More »Turkish FM meets UN’s Downer to discuss Cyprus
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has emphasized Turkey’s undaunted support for Cyprus peace talks to reunify the divided island in a meeting with Alexander Downer, the UN’s envoy to Cyprus, saying that the Turkish Cypriot side’s call to restart the stalled talks should be urgently addressed.
Read More »Turkey and Moldova agree to abandon visa regime
From May 2013 visa-free regime will be set between Turkey and Moldova. The resolution to abandon the visa regime
Read More »Turkish PM visits Kazakhstan
On April 26 begins the visit to Kazakhstan of Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will take part in a conference
Read More »Turkish military forces continue fight against PKK militants
The Turkish army continues to fight with the PKK militants within the tasks set by the government, official website of the Turkish Armed Forces reported on Monday. The conflict between Turkey and the PKK over the creation of an independent Kurdish state has
Read More »New mutual engagement between EU and Turkey is needed, MEPs say
Renewed mutual engagement is needed to maintain constructive relations in EU-Turkey relations in the context of the negotiation process, MEPs said on Thursday, a press release of the
Read More »Russian FM says ceasefire in Syria is number 1 priority
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said on Wednesday in a press conference in Istanbul on Wednesday that it should be a priority for all fighting parties in Syria to lay down arms without any pre-condition. If fall of Assad regime and change of rule in Syria became
Read More »Turkey is committed for peace in South Caucasus
Turkey wants the reestablishment of peace in the South Caucasus, Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu said during a meeting on Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was also discussed during the meeting.
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