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Overview of Foreign Minister Kotzias’ participation in Ministerial Week of the UN General Assembly
While participating in the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly, in New York City, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias accompanied Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to meetings with the Presidents of China, Xi Jinpin; Egypt, Abdel Fatah Al Sisi; the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades; Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas; Brazil, Dilma Rousseff; and Equador, Rafael Correa. Mr.
CHP to engage both Syrian opposition, regime
The Republican People's Party (CHP) has outlined a prospective foreign policy that would engage both "the Syrian administration" and "the Syrian opposition" in a departure from the Turkish government's current course.
"We will not take sides in the ongoing war in Syria," the CHP said in its election manifesto, which was announced by leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu on Sept. 30.
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Turkey, US should be closer: TOBB head
Turkey and the United States should ally closer in security and military terms to overcome violence in the Middle East, said Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarc?kl?o?lu at an annual meeting of the American-Turkish Council (ATC) in Washington.
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Two Turkeys in the Syria crisis
As Russia and the United States work on formulas as inclusive as possible to find a solution to the Syrian crisis, without letting the Islamist factions take over the entire country, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the European Union on Sept. 28 to do more to confront the migration crisis stemming from the four-year-old Syrian civil war.
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Putin Says Russia Seeking to Set Up Regional Anti-IS Network
Russia is trying to establish "some kind of a coordination network" to cooperate with Middle Eastern countries in the fight against Islamic State (IS) group, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Syria: A crime against humanity
It is irony at its best, or utter hypocrisy in fact, to be critical of Russian meddling in Syria. Who has not been meddling in the Syrian conflict up until now?
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Foreign Minister’s scheduled meetings on sidelines of 70th UN General Assembly
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, accompanying Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, will participate in the proceedings of the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations Organization, which will take place from 25 September to 2 October 2015, in New York City.
EU's Timmermans Warns of Potential 'Surge' of Far Right over Migrant Crisis
There would be a surge in right-wing extremism across Europe unless the migrant crisis isn't tackled properly, the European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans warned on Thursday.
'Sustainable solutions' to the migrant crisis are needed, Timmermans told the BBC radio.
Assad may take part in Syria transition, Erdo?an says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said Bashar al-Assad could take part in the transition process to find a solution in Syria, although he should have no place in his country's future.
EU Leaders Agree on Stricter Control of External Borders, More Aid to Refugees
At the informal, extraordinary meeting of the European Council, which was held in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU heads of state or government agreed that in order to deal with the unprecedented influx of refugees, their focus should be on protecting the Union's external borders and providing external assistance to refugees and countries of the neighbourhood.