Showing posts with label International News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International News. Show all posts

Russia ready to increase gas supplies to Türkiye, says Russian foreign minister


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan hold a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on August 31, 2023. (AFP Photo)

 

August 31, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Russia said on Thursday that it is ready to increase its gas supplies to Türkiye and implement agreements between the two countries on setting up a gas hub for sales to other countries.

Croatia offers its ports for export from Ukraine

 


August 31, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Croatia offers its ports for the export of Ukrainian grains through the Solidarity Lanes and is currently expanding their capacities, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlic Radman said in Toledo, Spain, on Thursday.

First Russian Direct Transit Freight Train Arrives In Saudi Arabia


 August 30, 2023.  Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas

A transit freight train from Russia with 36 containers has passed through the Iranian transport corridor to Saudi Arabia, according to Miad Salehi, the head of Iran Railways. The train arrived on Sunday (August 27).

Cyprus: Crucial meetings to be held for energy link


August 29, 2023. Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Officials of the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be in Cyprus next month for talks with the government concerning the EuroAsia Interconnector project, the finance minister told MPs on Tuesday.

Sudan army chief visits Egypt on first trip since conflict

 


Al-Burhan was received by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi upon his arrival at El-Alamein International Airport on the North Coast.

August 29, 2023. Balkan Periscope - Hellas


Cairo.


Sudan's army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, for his first foreign visit since the outbreak of clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group.

President Erdoğan to visit Russia 'soon' to discuss grain deal with Putin


August 28, 2023. Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to travel to Russia soon and meet President Vladimir Putin, which could mean progress in bringing Russia back to the Black Sea grain deal, Türkiye’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) spokesperson Ömer Çelik said Monday.

Crisis in Niger: Italy supports Algeria's initiative for political solution


President Abdelmadjid Tebboune

August 28, 2023. Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Algiers.


Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf, received on Friday, a telephone call from his Italian counterpart, Antonio Tajani, who said that the Italian government "supports" and "warmly welcomes" the initiative of President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, aimed at ensuring the possibility of implementing a political solution to settle the crisis in Niger," said the ministry in a statement.

 

Egypt: Liberal Congress Party backs Sisi for 3rd presidential term

 


August 26, 2023. Hellas.

Cairo.

The liberal Congress Party has announced backing incumbent President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to run for a third presidential term during the 2024 elections.

No other option can be alternative to Black Sea Grain Initiative, says Turkish foreign minister

 


Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan shakes hands after a joint news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, during marking the Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine August 25, 2023. (REUTERS)

August 25, 2023. Hellas.

"We know that alternative ways are currently being sought for grain export. However, we also see that these ways cannot be an alternative to the original initiative and contain risks," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday at a news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in the capital Kyiv.

 

President Erdogan reaffirms to build 'prosperous, strong' Türkiye


 August 25, 2023. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday reaffirmed his commitment to working for a "prosperous and strong" Türkiye, Azernews reports, citing Anadolu Agency.