Washington, July 18 (IANS) The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) strongly condemned the recent engagement between China and Turkey, alleging that the growing cooperation has emboldened Beijing to intensify “colonial occupation” and “genocide” with impunity in East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.The remarks came following political consultations between Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu and Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Berris Ekinci in Beij…
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Ankara, July 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the United States would allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, signalling a potentially significant expansion of military cooperation with Kyiv as he praised President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership and expressed optimism about ending the war with Russia.Meeting Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said the two leaders had developed a strong working relationship and would dis…
Washington, July 7 (IANS) President Donald Trump departed the White House on Monday evening (US time) for Ankara, where he will seek to press NATO allies to accelerate defence spending, strengthen burden sharing and expand defence industrial cooperation during this week’s alliance summit.Trump is scheduled to arrive in the Turkish capital on Tuesday afternoon, where he will be greeted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He will participate in a State Arrival Ceremony and Honour Guard rev…
Ankara, July 6 (IANS) As leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) prepare to meet in Ankara this week, the alliance is seeking to project unity at a time when disagreements over strategic priorities, defence spending, and its long-term purpose have become increasingly difficult to conceal.The summit, set for Tuesday and Wednesday, comes against a backdrop of diverging approaches to the recent US military operation against Iran, continued debate over ambitious defense spending tar…
Washington, July 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will use this week’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Ankara to press alliance members to accelerate defence spending and move faster towards the agreed target of spending five per cent of their GDP on defence, according to senior White House officials.Trump will depart Washington on Monday (July 6) evening and arrive in Ankara on Tuesday (July 7) afternoon, where he will be welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Ankara, July 5 (IANS) Turkish police detained 46 suspects in the capital Ankara as part of a security operation ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit scheduled for July 7-8, according to Turkish media on Sunday.Turkish media outlet Haberturk reported that the operation was coordinated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, with the participation of the Ankara Police Department’s public security branch and other police units.According to the report, the suspects w…
Rome, July 5 (IANS) Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto on Sunday expressed optimism regarding the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Ankara.”Ankara (Summit) has been built so that everything works, commitments will be respected and each country presents itself having done its part,” Crosetto said, via video, at the ‘Pantelleria Mediterraneo d’Autore’, emphasising that he sees no critical issues compared to the previous summit. “Then we will see what (US Preside…
Dhaka, July 1 (IANS) As Dhaka and Ankara deepen their engagement, questions have also emerged over Turkey’s posture towards Bangladesh’s 2026 political landscape. While Turkey has outwardly maintained contacts across the political spectrum in Bangladesh, some observers argue that Ankara’s public statements and diplomatic outreach have been perceived as favoring Islamist political groups, particularly Jamaat-e-Islami, a report has stated. “Turkey often presents itself as a champion of justi…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte credited President Donald Trump with driving a sharp increase in defence spending across the alliance, saying European allies and Canada were investing hundreds of billions of dollars more in security while creating thousands of jobs in the United States.Standing alongside Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday (local time), Rutte used a series of charts to argue that the President’s sustained pressure on allies had transformed NATO’s a…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump offered one of his most positive public assessments of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in recent months, saying he was “holding his own” against Russia and describing him as “courageous” despite the continuing war. Speaking during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on Wednesday (local time), Trump was asked whether he believed Ukraine was winning the conflict with Russia.”Well, he’s doing pretty well,” T…