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Bulgaria Seeks 'Fine Balance' amid Russia-Turkey Tensions - AFP
Sofia is trying to benefit from Russia-Turkey tensions to restore relations with Moscow, an AFP analysis published by several media outlets reads.
The first session in years held by the Bulgarian-Russian economic cooperation committee, held last week in Sofia, is cited as "a sign of thawing relations".
Lavrov: Russia won't stop Syria strikes until 'terrorists' defeated
Russia will not stop its air strikes on Syria until armed groups, such as al-Qaeda's wing there, are defeated, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Feb. 3.
On Feb. 2, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that Russia should stop bombing opposition forces in Syria now that U.N.-led peace talks have started.
Syria cease-fire possible 'if Turkey seals border'
Shutting down smuggling across the Turkish-Syrian border is a condition for halting Russia's bombing campaign in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said as peace talks in Geneva began to encounter more difficulty.
It will be difficult to impose a cease-fire unless Syria's border with Turkey is secured to prevent smuggling and the movement of fighters, he said.
Bulgarian MPs Reject Proposal to Renew Construction of South Stream
Bulgarian MPs rejected on Wednesday a proposal submitted by nationalist opposition Ataka party to renew activities related to the construction of the South Stream natural gas pipeline.
A total of 109 MPs participated in the voting, with 27 of them voting in favour, 17 being against, while 65 lawmakers abstained, private bTV station informs.
Archaeologists find Bronze Age shipwreck off Turkey's southwest
Underwater works carried out by Dokuz Eylül University since 2007 have unearthed one of the oldest shipwrecks ever found in Turkey's seasUnderwater excavations off the western province of Mu?la's Marmaris district have unearthed a shipwreck in the Hisarönü Gulf dating back up to 4,000 years, one of the oldest shipwrecks ever found in Turkish waters.
Is Turkey introducing a new anti-terror doctrine?
Doubtlessly, Turkey's number-one agenda item is - still - its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) despite visions that the government would launch a new reconciliation process in the aftermath of the November 2015 elections.