In the mean time, “Turkey to resume NATO cooperation with Israel

Turkey to resume NATO cooperation with Israel from Yahoo news Turkey has agreed to drop its ban on cooperating with Israel as a third-country NATO partner, a diplomat says. NATO Selects Three Patriot Sites in Turkey from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya The three NATO Allies which have agreed to provide Patriot missiles to augment Turkey?s air defences ? Germany, … Read more

foreign policy roundup:”Turkey too rich to get EU aid”, Turkish approaches to French presidential candidates, Turkish soap operas as diplomacy tools……

Turkey too rich to get EU aid: Report British lawmakers called for tougher standards on the distribution of Europe?s development aid budget after a report released on April 27 revealed more than half went to ?middle-income? countrie Turkey has been one of the top five recipients of European Commission aid, the report says from turkey … Read more

FP roundup: Turkey calls on EU to issue visa-free and in the mean time Raises Alarm to UN over Syria…

Turkey calls on EU to issue visa-free Turkey officially called on the European Union to issue visa-free travel rights to Turkish citizens.   Turkey’s new digital diplomacy by Emrah Usta from Today’s Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news :: Interviews The simplest explanation of digital diplomacy is to say that international ties are no … Read more

French genocide bill struck down, Sarkozy “obstinant”.. A Turkish foreign policy roundup…

French Bill on Armenian Genocide Is Struck Down by By SCOTT SAYARE Turkey applauded the move, but the president of France vowed to try again. The “Obstinacy” of Sarkozy from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M Armenian Genocide: François Bayrou denounced the “obstinacy” of Sarkozy. “The revival of this procedure by Nicolas Sarkozy today reflects an obstinacy … Read more