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 …
Read More »Egypt vows to cancel Egypt-Greek Cyprus EEZ deal
The Shura Council, Egypt’s upper house of parliament, approved a draft law submitted on Wednesday canceling the maritime borders of an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) agreement between Egypt and Greek Cyprus, according to a report published by the Middle East News Agency (MENA).
Read More »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
Read More »British FM discuss Syria with Turkish counterpart
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with his British counterpart William Hague in London. The two foreign minister discussed latest developments in Syria, the Middle East peace process, situation in Iraq and Egypt.
Read More »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.
Read More »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
Read More »Turkish PM calls for joint effort with Greece to settle Cyprus issue
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged his Greek counterpart to extend joint efforts to end a dispute over the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus which has been divided between a Turkish north and a Greek south since 1974.
Read More »Turkey will send note to UN in reply to Greece
Turkey will deliver a verbal note to the United Nations in reply to a recent Greek motion that argued that the areas Turkey had granted exploration permits in the Mediterranean were deemed to fall within the Greek continental shelf.
Read More »Turkey says it doesn’t have any territorial claims to Bulgaria
Turkey has never had and will never have territorial claims to Bulgaria and other neighbors, Turkish ambassador to Bulgaria Ismail Aramaz said at a meeting with Bulgarian Foreign Minister
Read More »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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