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Cyprus
Turkish FM Says Cyprus Reunification Off the Table
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Tuesday that any reunification of Cyprus is off the table of any peace talks that may occur in the future.
He added that any deal brokered in the future regarding the island, which...
Europe
Pompeo Tours Istanbul Mosque, Meets Nuncio on Tour to Promote Religious Freedom
As part of his whirlwind tour aimed toward promoting religious freedom around the world, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the papal nuncio to Turkey and toured an Istanbul mosque after meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on...
Europe
Swedish Foreign Minister Exchanges Barbs With Turkish Minister in Tense Meeting
In an unusual trading of barbs aimed at each other's countries, the foreign ministers of Sweden and Turkey exchanged pointed remarks at each other in front of the media on Wednesday.
Standing next to Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, Turkish...
Diplomacy
Greece Terms US Secretary of State — Turkish FM Meeting "Constructive"
While speaking to reporters on Monday, Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said that it is clear that Greece's partners throughout the world condemn the recent Turkish provocations in the Mediterranean.
"We are defending our sovereign rights, always with respect for...
Diplomacy
US Secretary of State Pompeo Meets With Turkish FM Cavusoglu
Cale Brown, the spokesperson for the office of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Sunday, August 16 that the Secretary had met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the Dominican Republic.
The statement read: "Secretary Pompeo and...
Culture
EU Foreign Ministers Condemn Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Decision
The European Union's foreign affairs leader Josep Borrell stated that the EU flatly "condemned the Turkish decision to convert such an emblematic monument as the Hagia Sophia," after Monday's meeting of all 27 foreign ministers of the nations belonging...
Cyprus
Cavusoglu Calls Turkish Troop Withdrawal ''Greek-Cypriot Dream''
In an interview on television channel NTV on Thursday, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's Foreign Minister, told Greek Cypriots ''to wake up from a sleep, or give it up if it is a dream, about Turkish troop withdrawal''.
Cavusoglu noted that he does...
Cyprus
'We Will Continue the Gas Drilling Work around Cyprus' Cavusoglu Says
Turkey will not stop the natural gas and oil drilling work around Cyprus, having in mind that we need to share the resources fairly, Turkey's foreign minister Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
"Turkey will not allow any unilateral activity. We need...