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As trade volume between Türkiye and Finland has steadily increased in recent years, currently reaching 2.7 billion euros, the aim is to elevate this figure to 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion) "as soon as possible," Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Turkish media on Oct. 3.

The Organization of Turkic States (OTS), a prominent international entity focused on unifying the Turkic world, celebrates its 15th anniversary on Thursday.

With a message published on X, the Turkish Foreign Ministry celebrated the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the OTS and the Turkic States Cooperation Day.

The "Sudan Ship," a collaborative effort between Türkiye and Kuwait, arrived in Port Sudan on Wednesday carrying approximately 2,500 tons of relief materials.

Ankara and Baghdad have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at facilitating the voluntary return of Iraqi citizens from Türkiye, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry.

 The emergency Council for Foreign and Security Policy (CFS) meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, has concluded amidst rising tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s aggressive attack on Israel and the anticipated Israeli response. This escalation has placed the broader southeastern Mediterranean region, including Athens, on high alert.

BELGRADE - Serbia registered 2.0 pct more tourist visits in August 2024 relative to the same month of last year and the number of overnight stays was down by 5.2 pct y-o-y, according to figures released by the national statistical office.

Overnight stays by Serbian tourists were down by 15.1 pct y-o-y, while those generated by foreign tourists were up by 10.6 pct y-o-y.

Western nations are weighing their options on how to safely get nationals out of Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out, diplomats said, with Cyprus and possibly Turkey seen as offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of people.

Nikos Panagiotopoulos issued a message of alarm and high alert from the Plenary Session of the House of Representatives regarding the wave of migrants that will be caused by the deterioration of the war front in Lebanon.

The Minister of Immigration and Asylum said that a possible Israeli land invasion of Lebanon would bring millions of refugees to Greece and the EU.

Nearly 900,000 Romanian tourists visited Bulgaria between January and July 2024, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Irena Georgieva. Speaking to a group of Romanian journalists in Plovdiv, she noted that over 500,000 of these visits took place during the period from May to July.

The Bulgarian National Assembly swiftly reacted to the news of Albania and North Macedonia being separated on their paths to EU membership. Brussels' decision to greenlight Albania's negotiations while pausing those for North Macedonia sparked immediate responses from Bulgaria's parliamentary leaders.