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Erdogan: Putin may visit Turkey for the opening of the nuclear plant
Azerbaijan will supply natural gas to Hungary, via Bulgaria
Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey for the opening ceremony of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on April 27, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced.
“We are currently successfully continuing the construction of the Akkuyu NPP. On April 27, maybe Mr. Putin will come or we will connect via online video link and hopefully we will inaugurate the first stage of our first nuclear power plant,” Erdogan said in a televised interview.
In a social media post yesterday, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez shared: “The first nuclear fuel is coming to our facility on April 27. Thus Akkuyu NPP, being built by a Russian company, will receive the status of a nuclear facility.”
Meanwhile, Erdogan announced that Turkey and Azerbaijan are ready to supply natural gas to Europe and Hungary through the TANAP trans-Anatolian gas pipeline project, via Bulgaria.
“At the moment, we are ready to provide any kind of support to Azerbaijan regarding the supply of natural gas to Hungary through TANAP,” Erdogan said at a joint press conference with visiting Hungarian President Katalin Novak yesterday in Ankara.
The Turkish president emphasized: “We are in a world characterized by crises and wars. We have been able to build a strong, independent Turkey in this environment, and we must continue.”
“Turkey fought to keep the war away from our country and continues to do so,” Erdogan added.
“First, we will not take our country to war. Second, we will keep the family institution strong. Third, we will be more sensitive to immigration, mainly from Syria, and we will not allow immigrants to be mistreated.”
Erdogan stressed that Ankara will continue its efforts to achieve peace between Russia and Ukraine.
The current president, who is also a presidential candidate in the May 14 election, stressed that his party would conduct a “quiet but thorough election campaign” respecting the suffering of the earthquake victims.
“For 20 years we have been preparing for the elections in 2023. We know the importance of the 100th anniversary of our republic for our country. Because of the earthquake, we changed our election campaign,” he added.
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On November 7, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a congratulatory letter to the newly elected US President Donald Trump, wishing him health, strength and success in his upcoming second presidential term.
“Recognizing the enormous responsibilities of such a leadership position, we pray that your decisions will be guided by wisdom and compassion, as well as by the strength necessary to maintain harmony and security in your great and God-protected nation,” noted Patr. Bartholomew:
“The Ecumenical Patriarchate, with its ancient history and its fundamental commitment to dialogue and reconciliation, remains a constant supporter of all efforts to promote peace and understanding between people of different cultures and beliefs. We hope that under your leadership the United States will continue to support the cause of religious freedom and human dignity – values that resonate deeply in the Orthodox Christian tradition and all faith communities,” the congratulatory letter said.
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The last of Russia’s major state-owned banks, which retains access to the SWIFT system for international payments in the world’s major currencies, will become subject to new US sanctions.
The White House is considering blacklisting Gazprombank, the Russian Federation’s third-largest bank by assets, which is a “hub” for gas payments with Europe. As the Nikkei reported, citing officials familiar with the matter, GPB could be subject to blocking sanctions: it would be barred from any transactions with US banks. A decision on sanctions will be made by the end of November – the United States has notified its G7 partners about this, sources told the publication, including high-ranking European officials.
Directly owned by Gazprom with a third and another 40% by its pension fund, Gazprombank is not yet subject to strict Western restrictions: in the United States it is only prohibited from raising capital on the debt market, although its top managers and a subsidiary are subject to blocking sanctions IT company. In the European Union, GPB also avoids blacklists, and only Britain has introduced blockers against the bank.
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