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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Ukraine and Russia begin talks in Istanbul
Negotiations between the delegations of Ukraine and Russia have begun in Istanbul, Türkiye, during which proposals for a ceasefire and an end to the war are expected to be presented. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as reported by European Pravda Details: The ministry reported the talks are being held in the presence of the Turkish side. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is present in the room where the negotiations are taking place. It was also reported that İbrahim Kalın, the head of Türkiye's National Intelligence Organisation (MIT), would attend the meeting. Background: On 1 June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved the updated composition of Ukraine's delegation for negotiations with Russia in Istanbul aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace. As in the previous delegation, it is headed by Defence Minister Rustem Umierov. However, Oleksii Malovatskyi, head of the International and Operational Law Directorate at the General Staff's Legal Department, was excluded. Three new members – Andrii Fomin, Yevhenii Ostrianskyi and Yurii Kovbasa – have been added. Ahead of negotiations with the Russian delegation in Istanbul, First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia and Ukrainian delegation member Oleksandr Bevz met with representatives of Ukraine's European partners – Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Shafaq News
16-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Turkiye, Jordan, Iraq, Syria to form new alliance against ISIS
Shafaq News/ Turkiye, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria agreed to establish an alliance against ISIS, involving close coordination between foreign and defense ministries. According to Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, a Turkish diplomatic source announced that the initiative will focus on border security, intelligence-sharing, and joint operations, adding that the four nations would hold their first meeting in Amman in February at the level of foreign and defense ministers, as well as intelligence chiefs. According to the report, Turkiye is also seeking to halt US backing for the YPG as part of a broader effort to encircle the PKK working jointly with Iraq, Syria, and Iran, the sources claimed, noting that Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın visited Tehran last week. Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister, Nuh Yilmaz, confirmed Ankara's efforts to form the alliance during an international conference on Syria in Paris last week, pointing out that Turkiye was prepared to assist the Syrian government in managing ISIS detainee prisons. In 2014, ISIS seized control of extensive areas in Iraq and Syria, with its leader at the time, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, proclaiming an Islamic caliphate that spanned territories inhabited by millions of people. At its peak, ISIS controlled approximately a third of Syria and 40% of Iraq. However, by December 2017, it had lost 95 percent of its territory, including major cities like Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria. Despite being defeated in Syria in March 2019, ISIS sleeper cells continue to carry out deadly attacks against the Syrian army and members of the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
LBCI
09-02-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Turkish intelligence chief in Tehran to discuss "terrorist threats"
Anadolu Agency reported that Turkish intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın held talks in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart on the fight against "terrorist" groups and the situation in Syria. Kalın met with Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib and the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, late on Saturday, according to the agency. The officials discussed "the fight against terrorist organizations, particularly the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and ISIS, shared security threats, the situation in Syria, the ceasefire in Gaza, and developments regarding the Palestinian issue." AFP
