A possible comprehensive peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia is essential for ensuring lasting peace and security in the South Caucasus, Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler said on the sidelines of the multinational EFES-2024 exercise. Guler stated that Ankara welcomes the ongoing peace process between Azerbaijan and Armenia. “Turkish President Recep…
Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler emphasized Turkey’s firm stance on the situation in Syria during a discussion with journalists. Guler stated: “We may consider withdrawal once our border security is ensured.” According to him, Turkey used to have three anti-terrorist brigades, and now it has 20, and now it is carrying out long-term and…
The European Union does not have evidence of Chinese weapons supplies to Russia, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at a forum in Singapore, TASS reports. “China has committed not to supply arms [to Russia] and we don’t have evidence that this is happening,” he said, taking questions from participants in the…
The expansion of the North Atlantic Alliance did not trigger the Ukraine conflict, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, TASS reports. “I respectfully disagree with your point that the expansion of NATO caused the Ukraine crisis,” he said answering questions at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, which was broadcast on the Pentagon…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke at Katholikentag, a gathering of German Catholics on Friday (May 31), Reuters reports. The most prevalent topics of discussion were the rise of far-right violence in Germany as well as the country’s support for Ukraine in its war effort. Scholz reiterated that his approach to the Ukraine crisis remains…
