“Contrary to the claims of ‘Die Welt’, there is no such thing as the rejection of our proposal to host a NATO summit. Such unfounded news aims to create negative perceptions about our country,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hüseyin Müftüoğlu said in a written statement. Source HurriyetDaily
Annual summits between China and central and eastern European countries are beneficial to the European Union as a whole, the Chinese government’s told Bulgaria’s foreign minister, brushing off concern that Beijing is seeking to divide the continent. Source: Reuters
Israeli aircraft destroyed a boat moored in Gaza city early on Wednesday morning, local residents said. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said aircraft had struck “military targets belonging to the Hamas terror organization’s naval force” and “underground terror infrastructure” belonging to Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip. Source: Reuters
European Union Trade ministers agreed on May 22 to begin free trade talks with Australia and New Zealand, a move that is aimed at demonstrating the bloc’s ability to form new alliances while trade tensions continue to grow with the administration of US President Donald J. Trump. Source: New Europe
