Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister (PM) Boyko Borisov pays a two-day visit to Turkey. On the second day of the visit Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Bulgarian St. Stephan Church, also known as Bulgarian Iron Church. His agenda also envisages meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople and the board …

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday his government is determined and patient enough to achieve full membership to the European Union (EU) in spite of the attempts to block its accession process. “Turkey has been waiting for the result of its application to the EU for 50 years, …

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 …

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 …

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

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.

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 …

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. 

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 …

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 …