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British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Jan. 17 her country sought some kind of a customs agreement with the European Union, from which it is expected to launch its withdrawal soon after Britons decided in a referendum known as Brexit decided to leave the bloc. 

The 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will take on Jan. 17-20 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme of "Responsive and Responsible Leadership." 

More than 2,500 participants from nearly 100 countries are slated to meet and participate in over 300 sessions at the elite gathering.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will attend U.N.-led Cyprus talks in Geneva in the event that substantial progress is made between Turkish and Greek leaders, EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said. 

The Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides were set to present respective maps for a prospective federal Cyprus at peace talks in Geneva on Jan. 11 ahead of a conference that will also include the three guarantor powers as part of the bid to end the 40-year-old conflict. 

As the Greek government embarks on a campaign to brief international players, including British Prime Minister Theresa May, on Greece's positions ahead of the multilateral summit in Geneva on Cyprus, a senior representative of the Turkish-Cypriot breakaway state in the island's north hinted on Tuesday that it could be held without all of the leaders of the participant countries.

The permanent representative of the UK to the EU Ivan Rogers has resigned suddenly just a few months before Prime Minister Theresa May launches the negotiations for the exit of the country from the EU.

According to Financial Times, Rogers informed embassy staff on Tuesday afternoon that he is leaving his post. He did not specify any reasons for this decision.

The United Kingdom scolded U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for describing the Israeli government as the "most right-wing in Israeli history," a move that aligns British Prime Minister Theresa May more closely with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. 

epa05620790 Visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) poses with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) at Hyderabad house prior to their meeting in New Delhi, India, 07 November 2916. British Prime Minister May arrived in New Delhi on her official visit to strengthen the political and bilateral ties between the two countries and scheduled to meet top Indian politicians.

The British government's code of conduct declares ministers must ensure "that no conflict arises, or appears to rise, between their public duties and their private interests".

Labour MPs say Johnson used a visit to the Geca Kon Belgrade bookstore, held officially to discuss press freedom, to promote "The Churchill Factor," his book on Britain's wartime premier.

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is to convene the National Council of Foreign Policy for the second time this year to discuss developments in United Nations-backed Cyprus unification talks which are set to culminate on January 12 with a multilateral summit, including Greece and Turkey, in Geneva.