European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said in Brussels on Friday that the leaders of the bloc asked the union’s foreign ministers to discuss the arms embargo on Syria on March 22-23. “We agreed to task our foreign ministers to assess the situation as a matter of priority, already at …

Ankara harbors hopes of a call by the outlawed PKK’s jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan for a cease-fire before Nevruz, the spring holiday on March 21. “If the process continues on a positive course like it did initially, before March 21, a declaration, communication or – like how they [PKK members] …

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Friday that the country is ready to establish a joint commission with Armenia consisting of historians to investigate the events of 1915. He said that the investigation of historical events is not a matter of parliamentarians or politicians,  adding that third countries may also …