Erdogan Says Turkey, Russia to Monitor Karabakh Ceasefire
Turkey and Russia signed an agreement on Wednesday to establish a joint center to coordinate efforts for monitoring a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
He said Ankara would also participate in a peacekeeping force, but a senior Turkish security source said it would be sending observers, not peacekeepers.
The ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia was announced on Tuesday, ending the worst fighting in the region in decades, and celebrated as a victory in Azerbaijan and its ally Turkey.
Turkey has selected a new ambassador to send to Israel after Ankara recalled its envoy in 2018 over the killing of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip at the hands of Israeli forces, media reports say.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that any European Union decision to sanction Turkey over its standoff with Greece is not a big concern.
With the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in its sixth week, a senior Iranian commander says the Army’s Ground Forces have no red lines other than the Islamic Republic’s national security.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has been interviewed by Russian newspaper Kommersant during which he discussed, among other things, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Turkey on Sunday extended once again a research mission in contested waters of the east Mediterranean, ignoring Greek warnings such moves undercut efforts to resolve a dispute between both NATO allies.
