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Türkiye and Gabon have signed eight significant agreements in Ankara on 31 July. During an official ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, joint cooperation documents between the two countries were formalised.
The agreements included a cooperation protocol between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, a pact on education and vocational training, military education and military health cooperation, as well as a cash assistance protocol.
Defence Ministers Yaşar Güler and Brigitte Onkanowa, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, along with other relevant ministers, signed three key agreements on energy, hydrocarbons, and mining cooperation between the two countries.
The partnership aims to expand collaboration particularly in renewable energy, electricity transmission and distribution, oil and gas industries, as well as exploration and exploitation of mineral resources.
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar emphasised that the signed agreements would create new opportunities for both nations, highlighting their importance for increasing investments and developing joint projects.
This cooperation, realised within the framework of Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema’s visit to Ankara, is regarded as a continuation of Türkiye’s policy to strengthen ties with African countries in the energy sector.
A majority of Russians expect the war in Ukraine to end in 2026, state pollster VTsIOM said on Wednesday, in a sign that the Kremlin could be testing public reaction to a possible peace settlement as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict intensify.
Military representatives from Cambodia and Thailand met in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday ahead of formal ceasefire talks at the 3rd special GBC meeting scheduled for 27th December.
Thailand and Cambodia both reported fresh clashes on Wednesday, as the two sides prepared to hold military talks aimed at easing tensions along their shared border.
In 2025, Ukraine lived two parallel realities: one of diplomacy filled with staged optimism, and another shaped by a war that showed no sign of letting up.
It’s been a year since an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. Relatives and loved ones mourn the victims, as authorities near the final stage of their investigation.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has welcomed remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicating progress in the normalisation process between Ankara and Yerevan, describing the moment as ripe for concrete steps.
Kazakhstan has made a notable advance in the global Government AI Readiness Index, moving up to 60th place out of 195 countries in the 2025.
As Christmas is celebrated worldwide, the faithful in Baku gathered at St. Mary’s Catholic Church to partake in prayers, songs, and community celebrations.
Three alleged members of a "terrorist origanisation" have been killed in a military operation in the Shamsiddin Shohin district according to Tajikistan’s Border Troops.
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