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Cyprus president seeking enhanced EU role for solution

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated his proposal for enhanced involvement of the European Union in the efforts to break the deadlock on the Cyprus problem, and in reunification talks should they resume, during his speech at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Retail sales volume, turnover in key industries rise in April

Both retail sales and turnover in four key sectors, namely industry, construction, trade and services, have increased on an annual basis in April, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) have shown.

The retail sales volume index rose by 27.5 percent in April from a year ago, though slowing from the 28.8 percent year-on-year increase recorded in the previous month.

Brnabic: Kurti causing fresh escalation to avoid commitments

LONDON - Commenting on the latest developments in the north of Kosovo-Metohija, Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday they were another provocation by Pristina's PM Albin Kurti, who she said was causing a fresh escalation and a new wave of violence to avoid commitments from the Brussels and Ohrid agreements, including the establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities.

Poland and Spain withdraw from Turkish military exercise over northern Cyprus presence

Poland and Spain have pulled their personnel from a Turkish-led military exercise over the presence of troops from the breakaway entity in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, military sources have said.

The exercise, named Anatolian Phoenix, is being held from June 6 to 16 in the Turkish interior.

Turkey says it’s ready to open consulate in city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country is ready to open a consulate in Shusha, a city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces in a war in 2020.

Erdogan made the comment during a visit to Azerbaijan at the start of his third term in office following presidential elections last month.

Brnabic meets with Peach in London

LONDON - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic met with UK special Western Balkans envoy Stuart Peach in London.

A post on Brnabic's Instagram account included a photo from the meeting with Peach in the House of Lords on Monday evening.

Brnabic is on a two-day visit to London, where she attended a panel on the future of digitalisation on Monday.

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