Eurasia Press & News
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov is scheduled to arrive in Turkey for an official two-day visit on Friday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the latter’s press office has announced. While in Turkey, Borisov will also have talks with President Abdullah Gül and will meet with …
Read More »Nabucco Pipeline Future Uncertain
The future of the Nabucco pipeline project is still not certain, an executive of Austrian energy giant OMV told reporters on Wednesday. Between July and October 2010, an open season bidding process for transport capacity in the planned pipeline will be held. The future of the project will then be …
Read More »Bulgarian PM to visit Turkey
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will pay a formal visit to Turkey on January 29 and 30. Borisov will arrive in Turkey upon an invitation by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Turkish
Read More »Greek PM urges more effort on Turkey ties
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has called on his Turkish counterpart to revive efforts to improve ties between the two long-standing rival countries. Papandreou wrote to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying he was “encouraged by the willingness” of the two sides to improve bilateral relations in recent years.
Read More »Greek PM rejects Turkish Cypriot proposals on Cyprus issue
The Turkish Cypriot political leadership’s recent proposals on solving the Cyprus issue was unacceptable, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said Monday. “We want a solution that will end occupation and division in Cyprus, because the Cyprus issue is primarily a problem of occupation by Turkey,” Papandreou said after meeting with …
Read More »Serbian, Bosnian, Turkish FMs to meet
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić and his Turkish and Bosnian counterparts Ahmet Davutoglu and Sven Alkalaj will meet today in Belgrade. The meeting will be the fourth regular monthly meeting of the three foreign ministers.
Read More »Georgian PM explains reasons for changing Batumi summit format
Georgia will hold the energy summit, although it is unclear when, Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri said. Batumi hosted an energy conference instead of a planned energy summit Jan. 14. Senior officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Belarus and the EU attended the conference. According …
Read More »Batumi conference participants confirm territorial integrity of forum participating countries: Georgian FM
Energy conference in Batumi attended by senior officials from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Belarus and the EU has ended. The main purpose of the conference held in Batumi was to develop the initiative of the Southern Corridor as a guarantee of prosperity, stability and security …
Read More »UN envoy satisfied with intensified Cyprus reunification talks
UN Special Envoy for Cyprus Alexander Downer said on Tuesday (January 12th) that he is satisfied with intensified talks on reunification that began this week between Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat. “We are happy with the way the two leaders are conducting the negotiations,” …
Read More »EU enlargement commissioner-designate vows to keep Turkish talks going
European Commissioner-designate for EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule promised on Tuesday (January 12th) that the bloc will continue talks on Turkey’s accession despite opposition from some members, including France and Germany. “I intend to go ahead with accession negotiations with Turkey. They are the best leverage we have …
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