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Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia and Ali Babacan of Turkey will focus on the situation in Transcaucasia and prospects of eliminating consequences of Georgia’s armed aggression against South Ossetia, said Andrey Nesterenko, spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry. “The officials will discuss possibilities of implementation of the Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform. They will...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
ANKARA – Turkish Daily News Channels for dialogue must remain open if a resolution to the Caucasus crisis was to be found, Turkey said yesterday, stressing that the Turkish proposal to create a regional platform composed of five countries would contribute to peace and stability. “There will be a time for diplomacy once the arms remain silent,” Foreign Minister Ali Babacan told reporters at a...
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UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
The GCC Foreign Ministers held a meeting yesterday evening with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on the sidelines of their 108th meeting, currently in session in Jeddah. The UAE delegation to the meeting is led by Foreign minister H.H. Sheikh
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Speaking in Istanbul, where he was holding talks with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan, Lavrov said Russian customs authorities were working to simplify their bilateral customs system. Foreign Min...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday denied there is discrimination against Turks in trade issues. At a joint press conference in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul after talks with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan, Lavrov said "Concrete approaches were assessed and our customs administration proposed a simplified customs system." Since last week, Turkish exporters...
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Turkey today to hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan. The two foreign ministers are expected to exchange views on the "Caucasus Cooperation and Stability Platform" brought to the age...
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Ankara - Turkey and Russia on Tuesday failed to find a solution to a growing trade dispute with Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan merely saying that he hoped the situation would be solved soon. In...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Ankara - Turkey and Russia on Tuesday failed to find a solution to a growing trade dispute with Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan merely saying that he hoped the situation would be solved soon. In what has been seen as retaliation for Turkey allo...
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Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
... Turkish exporters by Russian customs. In a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan, Lavrov denied that stricter Russian controls on Turkish imports are politically motivated. The checks resulted in hundreds of Turkish trucks being stranded at Russian border posts over the past few weeks. They raised questions about whether Russia was punishing NATO member Turkey for...
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ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Oil-rich Gulf monarchies have signed a deal with Turkey aimed at boosting ties between the pro-Western Arab bloc and Ankara.The agreement was inked overnight by Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jabr al-Thani, his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan and Gulf Cooperation Council secretary general Abdurrahman al-Attiyah.The "memorandum of understanding" will pave the way for the conclusion...
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
... Referans learned that Erdogan and some of the other ministers criticized Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, who outlined 28 legislative works that Parliament should complete before the end of this year. “Some of these are not included in our government program, it is impossible to implement them in a short time. What king of a negotiation is this'” Erdogan asked Babacan during the meeting....
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
... said a Turkish delegation, including the Energy Minister, Hilmi Güler and Foreign Minister, Ali Babacan, will soon travel to Tehran to continue their talks over Iran and Turkey's gas and oil co-operation, Tehran Times reported yesterday. “There is no problem with the signing of the contract [between Turkey and Iran],” he added. ISTANBUL – Turkish Daily NewsUS naval ship goes through Çanakkale...
