Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson (Photo: AFP/Yves Herman)
Eurasia
30/12/2023 06:05
According to AFP's parliamentary sources - quoted by Hürriyet -, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)-led People's Alliance will probably wait for the start of the parliamentary session on January 15, rather than call for a special session.
“The decision to submit it to the general assembly has been made now, but this should not be interpreted as [a sign] that it will pass the general assembly with the same speed. There is no such thing,” Fuat Oktay, head of the foreign affairs committee, said after his announcement on Tuesday. The decision, taken on Tuesday, is a key step towards enlarging the military alliance after 19 months of delays in which Ankara demanded security-related concessions from Stockholm, Al Jazeera reminded.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed optimism in his New Year’s message on 31 December, declaring that Türkiye would begin its “real breakthrough” in 2024. In a video message, he wished the Turkish nation and humanity a happy new year, emphasizing the importance of global unity based on shared values and principles for a more peaceful future.
Türkiye's citrus exports amounted to more than one billion dollars in 2023, a 23 percent increase compared to previous year.