Turkey

Turkish EU minister ready to ‘reset’ to solve Cyprus issue

Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis on Tuesday stated that Nicos Anastasiades, newly elected leader of Greek Cypriot administration, had voted ‘yes’ to Kofi Annan’s Cyprus plan referendum and courageously showed his support for the resolution of the Cyprus issue and said, “We hope his new …

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Turkey close to EU membership, says Swedish ambassador

Swedish Ambassador in Ankara Hakan Akesson has said, “Turkey is very close to become a member of EU as it is both financially and economically important for EU.” Akesson told AA that Turkey had made significant reforms in last decade and was still making new reforms. They

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Serbia seeks agriculture investments from Turkey

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic stated on Monday that businessmen from both Turkey and Serbia have initiated talks on increasing economic relations between the two countries many times but that companies need to achieve results to bring business ties to the desired level, especially in the agriculture sector.

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Athens, Ankara seek further warming of ties to boost trade

Turkish-Greek mutual trade, which reached $6.6 billion in ten years, promises even a larger potential, the prime ministers of the two neighbors believe. Turkey and Greece are set to foster their economic ties further, with both sides pleased at the state of their existing relationship, the prime

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Georgian President, Turkish PM met in Istanbul to discuss regional stability

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Instanbul and discussed regional security and stability. Erdogan pledged support for  Georgia’s aspirations towards NATO, wishing Georgia success on its path. The two sides parties also discussed the current situation and reforms in Georgia, as well as future …

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