Diplomatic Cross

Syria news Agency(S A N A) reported that President Vladimir Putin said it is important to exert joint efforts for pushing ahead with the political settlement to the crisis in Syria. S A N A Speaking at a joint press conference on Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow, Putin said that the joint efforts must be exerted in the framework of the political tracks of Geneva and Astana peace process. “Despite intricate external political circumstances and sticking points over several foreign files, Russia and Germany consider that it is important and useful to maintain periodical contacts between the two sides,” he said. The Russian president said that the crisis in Syria was on the agenda during bilateral talks. “We discussed the crisis in Syria and affirmed that it is important to jointly contribute to the political settlement on the basis of Geneva and Astana tracks, not to mention work to stabilize the situation and deliver humanitarian aid to the Syrian population.” “If...

ANKARA, Turkey – Peaceful … Peaceful Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared, speaking on the Turkish NTV channel. “Now we want peace, peace with Greece is worth no other,” he said. The Turkish president speaking on the television network seemed to support a peaceful settlement of the issues with Greece, saying he does not want other tensions. “We will continue in an emergency” Earlier at a Deik meeting in Istanbul, he said the state of emergency could be extended even for the tenth time, if needed, to ensure peace in the country. “We will continue to prolong it for peace in our country, for eighth, for ninth, for the tenth time, if necessary,” he said. On Wednesday, the Turkish parliament gave for the seventh time an extension of three months to the state of emergency imposed on the country after the failed coup of 2016. Erdogan has assured the business community that the state of emergency is being used only in the country’s fight against terrorism and said they should welcom...