October 8, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
The head of NATO expressed concern Oct.7 over Turkey’s decision to co-produce a missile defense system with a Chinese firm, saying he expected Ankara to choose a system that was compatible with those of other allies. Turkey has said it is likely to sign a $3.4 billion missile defense deal with a Chinese firm …
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October 8, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Turkey
China’s Foreign Ministry dismissed concerns about Turkey’s decision to co-produce a missile defense system with a Chinese firm, saying on Tuesday that the United States and others were needlessly politicising a purely commercial deal.
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October 8, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
The Turkish army has started building a wall alongside the Nusaybin district, bordering Syria, to prevent the illegal passing of immigrants, according to Turkish media. Construction vehicles are currently continuing the work at the border by Nusaybin, which is located right across from Syria’s Qamishli. The wall is set to be two-meters high, and will have barbed wire …
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October 8, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
The United Nations expects another two million Syrians to become refugees in 2014. A further 2.25 million people are expected to be displaced within the country, according to a document obtained by Reuters on Monday.
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October 7, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News
Separatist rebels in northern Mali say they’re returning to a peace accord with the government about a week after they said they were suspending their participation. The announcement late on Saturday was made in neighbouring Burkina
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October 7, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Magreb, Magreb News
France on Saturday lauded the roadmap adopted by the participants in the inaugural session of the Tunisian national dialogue to emerge from the current political crisis. France hopes that the dialogue will continue with the spirit of responsibility until the completion of
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October 7, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Romania, Romania News
Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kristian Vigenin, will be on an official two-day visit to Moldova on October 7-8, the press office of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. Minister Vigenin’s visit will start with a meeting with Moldovan Minister of Foreign
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October 7, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Kavkaz, Kavkaz News, Romania, Romania News
Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Pandjikidze and her Moldovan counterpart Natalia Gherman has signed in Chisinau on Saturday joint statement on cooperation between the two countries in the process of European integration. The main themes of meetings of Maya Pandjikidze with the leadership
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October 7, 2013 Balkan News, Balkans, Eurasia, Eurasia News, Serbia, Turkey
Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić said Friday that Serbia has a genuine intention to develop good and friendly relations with Turkey in all fields. According to him, that it is important for the stability of the region.
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October 7, 2013 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has dismissed accusations by embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that the Turkish government has been supporting “terrorists” to carry out attacks on the Syrian army and civilians, saying that the allegations are “false and meaningless.”
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