Foreign Ministry

Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reviews the honor guard upon his arrival at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as a new president, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

Türkiye extended congratulations to Joseph Aoun, the newly-elected president of Lebanon, Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Baku unwaveringly supports Türkiye's emerging role as a key player in the shifting landscapes in Syria and the Midde East, with the two allies sharing mutual interests, Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev has said.

The repatriation of 33 Greek citizens and their families from Syria was successfully completed on Monday through the coordinated efforts of Greece's Foreign Ministry and the Greek embassies in Damascus and Beirut, the Foreign Ministry announced in a statement.

The Foreign Ministry, with the assistance of its embassies in Damascus and Beirut, has overseen the repatriation of 33 Greek citizens and their families from Syria.

"The Foreign Ministry remains fully prepared to provide all possible assistance," the ministry said in a statement.

China has issued a strong warning to the United States, labeling Taiwan as the "first red line that cannot be crossed" in their bilateral relations. The warning follows the White House's announcement of a significant arms package and military assistance to Taiwan, totaling 1.3 million in weapons and training.

Kiev on Dec. 21 staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometers from the frontier, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict.

A drone smashed into a high-rise apartment building in the city of more than 1.3 million, damaging a skyscraper but leaving no victims, local officials said.

Russia will respond to the European Union’s new package of sanctions, which Moscow considers a risk to global energy security, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said today.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) condemned a decision by Israel on Sunday to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

The UAE warned that the move will lead to increased tensions and an escalation in the region.

The government is closely following developments in Syria, concerned about the prevailing uncertainty and Turkey's seeming expansion of its regional influence.

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has reaffirmed the government's call for a new constitution, arguing its potential role in fostering unity and peace within the country.