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.
Read More »Russia rejects military intervention in Syria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said his country rejects military intervention in Syria, adding that Russia hopes to avoid any measure of military intervention in Syria in the forthcoming meeting of Friends of Syria in Istanbul.
Read More »Turkish parliament speaker arrives in Bosnia
Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek arrived in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday after completing his talks in Serbia. Within the scope of his formal talks, Cicek will meet
Read More »Russian FM will visit Turkey on April 17
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to Turkey on Wednesday, April 17. During this visit he will meet with the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The two sides will discuss discuss and analyze the problems of the region.
Read More »Turkey and EU to have joint committee meeting on Friday
Turkey-EU joint parliamentary committee will gather for the 121st time in Brussels, on Friday. The committee, responsible for the evaluation of issues stemming
Read More »Turkey says the EU should fully support fight against terror
Turkish Minister of EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis stated that they expected full support from EU in regards to fight against terrorism. Reminding that there were parties benefiting from drug trafficking, human smuggling and arms trade, Bagis said, “We expect full support
Read More »Georgia will go on with common projects with Azerbaijan and Turkey
Georgia considers Azerbaijan as its strategic partner. The new government also adheres to this position, Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said at a meeting with editors of the Georgian media today. “Of course, Azerbaijan is our strategic partner,” he said. “We intend to continue our joint projects and develop them …
Read More »Turkish FM says new Cypriot president should have met with his Turkish Cypriot counterpart
Newly elected Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades should have met with his Turkish Cypriot counterpart, Derviş Eroğlu, after winning recent elections, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said April 7 criticizing the new leader’s actions in office so far.
Read More »Turkey not yet ready to permit Syrian opposition to create an embassy
Turkey is not yet ready to allow an embassy to be opened in Ankara by the Syrian opposition coalition, which recently opened an embassy in Qatar. The Syrian opposition opened its first embassy in Qatar a day
Read More »Turkisk President thanks Latvia and Lithuania for EU integration support
Turkish President Abdullah Gül praised the governments of Baltic nations Latvia and Lithuania on Thursday for their support of Turkey’s bid to join the European Union, saying that they had publicly declared
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