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How realistic are Turkey’s ambitions over strategic corridor with Azerbaijan

Turkey is pinning high economic hopes on a transport link that would connect it to Azerbaijan and beyond, but Russia and Iran have caveats and the viability of Turkey’s projects are open to question. Having agreed a joint military center with Russia to monitor the cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey is …

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Facing EU sanctions threat, Erdogan calls for dialogue once more

Ahead of a European Council summit in which EU leaders will discuss sanctions on Ankara this week over energy prospecting activities in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated calls for dialogue, urging bloc members not be swayed by Greek and Cypriot agendas.

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EU antitrust regulators OK bid by Japan's DIC to buy BASF unit

EU antitrust regulators approved on Monday DIC Corp’s bid for German chemicals group BASF’s pigments unit after the Japanese printing ink maker pledged to sell a U.S. facility to address competition concerns.

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