United Nations General Assembly in New York

Erdogan insists Turkish troops will stay on Cyprus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced what he described as "ill-intentioned" calls for a withdrawal of Turkish troops from Cyprus and the scrapping of the guarantees system that was established on the island when it gained independence which made Greece, Turkey and Britain guarantor powers.

Erdogan says eyeing Russian jets; plans to meet Trump in New York

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey will ensure it is able to buy and produce fighter jets and that Russian Su-35s and Su-57s are a possible alternative to US planes.
He also said that he plans to meet US President Donald Trump next month at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in mid-September.

Piraeus in UN-backed bank principles initiative

On Monday at the Global Roundtable in Paris, the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and 28 banks from around the world launched the Principles for Responsible Banking for global public consultation.

Together the banks represent over $17 trillion in combined assets, and CEOs from 12 of the banks attended the launch.

Tsipras at UN: Prespes deal was not 'imposed' by the strongest

The agreement signed between Athens and Skopje last June to resolve the almost 30-year-old dispute over the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was not "imposed" on the neighboring country, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday.

Trump Wants to Hold a Military Parade for the Fourth of July

US President Donald Trump said he wants to hold a military parade on the streets of Washington on the national holiday of the United States on July 4, according to the American Internet edition Talking Points Memo, quoted by Focus.

The publication refers to the words of the US President, expressed during his meeting with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in New York.

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