Organizations

Turkey has been reelected as a member of the Executive Council (EC) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) for two years, the Foreign Ministry said on July 4.           

European Union governments' surprise nominee for president of the European Commission, Germany Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, sought support in the bloc's parliament on Wednesday, hoping to secure the confirmation she will need in two weeks' time.

EU leaders on July 2 struck a hard-fought summit deal to put women in two of the bloc's most important jobs for the first time.    

EU leaders will try to reach compromise regarding the names of the future Chairman of European Commission, which is the main point of disagreement.
The President of European Council, EU Foreign Affairs Minister, and President of European Central Bank should also be elected at this point.

After a few days of intensive preparation, the 13th Annual Meeting of New Champions, organized by the World Economic Forum, known as "Summer Davos", was opened in Dalian, China's coastal town.
 

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has opened its 90th training center in cooperation with Istanbul's Bahçeşehir University.

Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop has said North Macedonia's NATO membership protocol would be approved by the General Assembly of the Parliament by the end of July.

Finland takes over the rotating EU presidency for six months, reported BTA. 

At least 34 people were killed and at least 68 were injured in an explosion that shook the center of the Afghan capital Kabul this morning, Xinhua and TASS reported.

The summit of 20 leading economies in the world began today in the Japanese city of Osaka, reported BTA.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed each of the leaders before the traditional snapshot.