Eurasia Press & News
Turkey says it opposes the candidacy of Austria’s former foreign minister to become the next secretary general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Turkey’s foreign ministry said Saturday it can’t support Ursula Plassnik because she opposes Turkey’s bid to become a full member of the European Union. …
Read More »Turkish FM says sees positive signs of breakthrough in Nagorno-Karabakh
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said he sees positive signs of a breakthrough in a dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia, welcoming Azerbaijan’s “determined and optimistic” position on the conflict.
Read More »Turkey and Georgia took their visa-free travel one step further
Turkey and Georgia took their visa-free travel policy a step further on Monday, initiating a passport-free travel regime under which their nationals will be able to visit each other’s country with national identity cards alone.
Read More »Former Italian PM says EU must drop visas for Turkey
Former Italian Prime Minister and Interior Minister Giuliano Amato has said that Turkey should be treated fairly and given a roadmap by the European Union toward visa-free travel to Europe.
Read More »Moldova, Turkey start negotiations on free trade zone creation
The 1st round of negotiations on free trade zone (FTD) agreement between Moldova and Turkey started in Chisinau on Monday. The negotiations participants exchanged opinions of the document, agreeing that
Read More »Nabucco agreement will be signed on June 6 in Turkey
An agreement on the realisation of the Nabucco gas pipeline project will be signed in Turkey on June 6, Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz announced. Yildiz remarked that the agreement is of great importance.
Read More »Turkish PM condemns nationalistic attack on Muslims outside mosque in Sofia
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the attack of the Bulgarian nationalistic party Ataka on Muslims outside a mosque in the center of Sofia, the
Read More »Turkey wants another mandate on UN Security Council
Turkish foreign ministry announced on May 18th that Turkey will seek a new term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. The country will target the 2015-2016 period, competing against Spain and New
Read More »Romania, Turkey to co-operate in fighting against crimes and terrorism
Turkey and Romania agreed on Wednesday (May 18th) to ramp up co-operation in fighting terrorism and drug trafficking. Under the deal signed in Bucharest by
Read More »EC President Jose Manuel Barroso backs Turkey’s EU accession
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has dismissed claims that Turkey would be a burden for the European Union at a time when the 27-nation bloc’s membership talks with the candidate country are in standstill. Barroso said, in contrast, Turkey would bring in a significant added value to the bloc …
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