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Turkey Parliament Committee Approves Sweden's NATO Bid
The Turkish parliament's committee on Tuesday approved Sweden's bid to join NATO, an opposition lawmaker told AFP, clearing another hurdle for the Nordic country's accession to the US-led defence organisation.
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Turkey Agrees To Back Sweden's NATO Bid: Alliance's Head Stoltenberg
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday to forward Sweden's application to join NATO to his parliament for approval, the alliance's head Jens Stoltenberg said.
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Turkey's Opposition To Sweden, Finland's NATO Bids Explained
Swedish and Finnish hopes of quickly joining NATO have run into an obstacle in the form of objections by Turkey, which holds veto powers over accession to the military alliance.
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Turkey May Hit Netherlands With Sanctions As 'Nazi' Row Escalates
The Turkish cabinet was expected, today, to consider imposing sanctions on the Netherlands in a deepening row with its NATO ally over a ban on its ministers speaking at political events in Rotterdam, and one minister said punitive measures were likely.
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US Lauds Fragile Respite Between Turkey, Kurdish Fighters In Syria
The United States welcomed an apparent pause in fighting between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia fighters in Syria on Tuesday, both of them members of the coalition fighting ISIS, but it was far from clear that any truce would hold.
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NATO Agrees Turkey Air Defence Package, Seeks 'Predictability'
NATO allies agreed on Friday to send aircraft and ships to Turkey to strengthen Ankara's air defences on its border with Syria, the alliance's chief said.
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Russian Foreign Minister Says Will Not Refuse to Meet Turkish Counterpart
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today he was willing to meet his Turkish counterpart this week for the two countries' first high-level face-to-face talks since Ankara shot down one of Moscow's warplanes.
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Russian Jet Over Turkey Risked Being Shot Down, Says John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Monday that a Russian warplane's "incursion" into the air space of Washington's NATO ally Turkey risked provoking a serious escalation.
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Turkish Nationalists Reject Minority Government in Blow to Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey's nationalist opposition made clear on Friday it would not roll over and back a minority government, making President Tayyip Erdogan's aim of taking the country to a snap election with the ruling party in control look increasingly difficult.
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Turkey Parliament Committee Approves Sweden's NATO Bid
The Turkish parliament's committee on Tuesday approved Sweden's bid to join NATO, an opposition lawmaker told AFP, clearing another hurdle for the Nordic country's accession to the US-led defence organisation.
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Turkey Agrees To Back Sweden's NATO Bid: Alliance's Head Stoltenberg
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday to forward Sweden's application to join NATO to his parliament for approval, the alliance's head Jens Stoltenberg said.
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Turkey's Opposition To Sweden, Finland's NATO Bids Explained
Swedish and Finnish hopes of quickly joining NATO have run into an obstacle in the form of objections by Turkey, which holds veto powers over accession to the military alliance.
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Turkey May Hit Netherlands With Sanctions As 'Nazi' Row Escalates
The Turkish cabinet was expected, today, to consider imposing sanctions on the Netherlands in a deepening row with its NATO ally over a ban on its ministers speaking at political events in Rotterdam, and one minister said punitive measures were likely.
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US Lauds Fragile Respite Between Turkey, Kurdish Fighters In Syria
The United States welcomed an apparent pause in fighting between Turkish-backed forces and Kurdish militia fighters in Syria on Tuesday, both of them members of the coalition fighting ISIS, but it was far from clear that any truce would hold.
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NATO Agrees Turkey Air Defence Package, Seeks 'Predictability'
NATO allies agreed on Friday to send aircraft and ships to Turkey to strengthen Ankara's air defences on its border with Syria, the alliance's chief said.
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Russian Foreign Minister Says Will Not Refuse to Meet Turkish Counterpart
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today he was willing to meet his Turkish counterpart this week for the two countries' first high-level face-to-face talks since Ankara shot down one of Moscow's warplanes.
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Russian Jet Over Turkey Risked Being Shot Down, Says John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Monday that a Russian warplane's "incursion" into the air space of Washington's NATO ally Turkey risked provoking a serious escalation.
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Turkish Nationalists Reject Minority Government in Blow to Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey's nationalist opposition made clear on Friday it would not roll over and back a minority government, making President Tayyip Erdogan's aim of taking the country to a snap election with the ruling party in control look increasingly difficult.
