Contents tagged with Mevlüt Çavuşoǧlu

  • Ankara: negotiations on free trade agreement with Ukraine reached the final stage

    The free trade area (FTA) negotiations between Ukraine and Turkey have reached the final stage. According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the agreement between two countries could be signed in the near future, reports Anadolu news agency.

    “Negotiations with Ukraine are at the final stage. The free trade agreement with Ukraine may be signed in the near future,” said the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

    He noted that Turkey already has free trade agreements …

  • Turkey: Russia proposed to conduct joint operation in Syria

    The Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, stated that Russia offered Turkey to conduct a joint operation in the de-escalation zone in Idlib against the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the backbone of which is made up of Nusrah militants.

    According to Çavuşoğlu, Turkey has completed preparation for the operation in Syria

    “Russians are offering a joint operation, they say that we have to get rid of them [the militants],” said Çavuşoğlu in an interview with the Hurriyet …

  • Turkish media: US cannot persuade Turkey to call off S-400 deal with Russia

    The US’s last attempt to stop Turkey from buying Russian S-400 anti-air missile systems was unsuccessful because the US’s offer to sell Ankara the US-made Patriot systems instead did not include access to the technologies for producing such systems or a discount in price, the pro-government Turkish news outlet Yeni Şafak wrote on Saturday, January 5.

    According to the article, the US’s position was expressed at a meeting between the American delegation and members of Turkey’s Defense Ministry …