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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) is wellcomed by Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan before their meeting in Ankara. Photo by BGNES
On his first official trip to Turkey Russian President Dimitry Medvedev signed 17 agreements, including a pact to build Turkey’s first nuclear power plant.
Medvedev met with Turklish counterpart Abdullah Gul and Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday to sign the agreements, mainly involving energy cooperation between the 2 countries.
Alongside the planned nuclear plant, to be built over the next 7 years in the Mediterranean city of Mersin, the two countries also agreed to further plans for an oil pipeline from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.
The pipeline would allow Russia to expand its oil exports from the Black Sea, bypassing the Bosporus, whose shipping lines are already at capacity. Erdogan saluted the progress on the pipeline, which is to run from the Black Sea port of Samsun to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, and said it would ease pressures on the Bosporus and reduce the threat of devastating spills.
Medvedev highlighted the expected increases in the USD 30 B in trade between Turkey and Russia.
Turkish police, coastguards and border checkpoints have been instructed to stand down in the event of an increase in the flow of refugees to Europe, world news agencies said.
The United Arab Emirates said on Monday that it had licensed a reactor at its nuclear power plant in Barakah, the first in the Arab world, and that it would start operating in the "near future".
They were registered near the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced today at a press conference that the Republic of Turkey will help Albania to build 500 homes in Durrës for all of the families which were affected by the earthquake.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that London cannot support Turkey's military operation "Peace Spring" in Syria by offering him assistance in peace talks, TASS reported.
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies over what he described as their unwillingness to support Washington during the war with Iran, following a two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after one of the deadliest days in recent months, with at least 254 people killed and more than 1,165 injured in Israeli strikes carried out shortly after the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire
The caretaker government has approved a decision endorsing the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Mercosur bloc
Several Gulf states have reported missile and drone strikes on their territories just hours after the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire agreement, raising fresh questions about whether the truce is holding on the ground
US Vice President JD Vance launched a sharp attack on the European Union during a visit to Budapest, accusing Brussels of interfering in Hungary’s election just days before a closely contested vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape
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