Türkiye and Albania are expected to ink a number of deals at the upcoming high-level strategic cooperation council meeting, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka, Cavusoglu hailed the strong ties between the two countries while noting …
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Iran FM: U.S. must show courage to correct past mistakes by removing all sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in a telephone conversation with European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrel, underlined that the incumbent US administration should have the courage to correct its predecessor’s mistakes concerning re-imposition of oppressive sanctions against Iran, Trend reports citing Fars News Agency. “The United States’ current administration should have …
Read More »Russia-Ukraine negotiations start in Belarus
Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations have begun, Ukraine’s Presidential Office said, Trend reports citing UNIAN. According to the presidential office, the term of the negotiations hasn’t yet been determined. The negotiations are taking place near the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. The delegation from Ukraine includes Chairman of the Servant of the People …
Read More »Georgia and Ukraine talk cooperation within European integration
Georgia and Ukraine have chosen to aspire to the Euro-Atlantic space, First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Giorgi Khanishvili said, Trend reports via Georgian media. He made the remarks on the sidelines of the tenth meeting of the Georgian-Ukrainian Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, with Natia Turnava (Minister of …
Read More »NASA sees possibility of using International Space Station until at least 2028
NASA believes that from the standpoint of engineering, it can maintain the work of the International Space Station (ISS) at least until 2028, and possibly even longer, NASA spokesperson Stephanie Schierholz said, Trend reports citing TASS. In a statement on Saturday, Roscosmos said its council of chief designers had considered the current state …
Read More »World passes 4M COVID-19 deaths, ‘an underestimate,’ says WHO chief
The world is not in good shape in fighting COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization on Wednesday as the WHO chief announced the passing of the 4 million mark in fatalities, which he said is a likely underestimate, according to Anadolu Agency. “We have just passed the tragic milestone …
Read More »WHO official advises against introducing ‘immunity passports’ for travelers now
The World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend using the so-called “immunity passports” with COVID-19 vaccination data for the time being, WHO Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic has told TASS, TREND reports. “At this stage, WHO does not recommend the use of ‘vaccination certificates’ for travelers as there are many …
Read More »Georgia builds sixth new tunnel as part of East-West international highway
The sixth new tunnel was built on the Ubisa-Shorapani (Shrosha village) section of Georgia at the Rikoti Pass, which is part of the East-West international highway, Trend reports via the Department of Roads of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia. The tunnel is 885 meters long. It …
Read More »Turkish president, NATO chief discuss E.Med on phone
Turkey’s president Friday spoke to the NATO head over the phone, with the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean discussed, the Turkish authorities said, according to Anadolu Agency. In the phone call with Jean Stoltenberg, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that Turkey supports a fair solution in the Eastern Mediterranean with …
Read More »World Economic Forum postponed until next summer
The next World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, originally scheduled for January, will be postponed until early next summer, its managing director of public engagement Adrian Monck said Wednesday in a statement, APA reports citing Xinhua. “The decision was not taken easily, since the need for global leaders to come together to …
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