BBC News November 2, 2007 The US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, has said Turkey and the United States share a common enemy in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Ali Babacan, said Ms Rice’s visit marked the start of close co-operation between the Nato allies, but also called for concrete steps forward: […]
BBC News November 1, 2007 Russia has rejected Western criticism over the number of foreign observers invited to December’s general election. While the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe claims that the curbs on monitors are unprecedented, Russia’s Central Election Commission head Vladimir Churov said 70 monitors would be enough for democratic elections to […]
By Daniel Dombey in Washington and Vincent Boland in Istanbul Financial Times November 1, 2007 The US is to offer Turkey a package of measures to dissuade Ankara from mounting a large-scale military incursion into Iraq to attack PKK Kurdish guerrillas, who have killed scores of Turkish soldiers in recent weeks. The meeting between Mr […]
By Dan Bilefsky International Herald Tribune October 28, 2007 In recent weeks, it has seemed as if a mirror has inverted the two sides of the English Channel: France has cast itself as America’s new best friend while Britain, America’s special buddy, behaves like an embarrassed relation… more
The Associated Press International Herald Tribune October 26, 2007 Turkey will wait until its prime minister visits Washington in November before deciding on a cross-border offensive into northern Iraq, the country’s top military commander was quoted Friday as saying. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to meet President George W. Bush in Washington on […]