UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute has arrived in Cyprus for a series of consultations with a view to restarting five-party negotiations on the conflict settlement, Sigma TV reported on Monday

The scope of relations between the European Union and Turkey is too complex to be overshadowed by sanctions, if Brussels ends up imposing them, Kostas Papadakis, a European Parliament member from Greece's Communist Party, told Sputnik

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Saturday accused Germany of failing to comply with the role of a leader within the European Union over the bloc's refusal to impose an arms embargo on Turkey

Paris supports the prolongation of negotiations to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the framework of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, led by France, Russia and the United States, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, secretary of state at the French Foreign Ministry, told reporters on Saturday during his visit to Yerevan

The EU-Turkey relations are getting thornier with each new day, with the most recent stumbling block being the resolution adopted by the European Parliament, which calls for sanctions against Ankara over the partial reopening of the previously fenced off Varosha coastline ghost town in the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Turkey started a criminal case over the inspection of its cargo ship in the Mediterranean by the European Union's naval mission Irini, tasked to monitor the international embargo on arms supplies to Libya, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Friday

The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution calling for sanctions against Turkey for the partial reopening of the previously fenced off Varosha coastline area in the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Ankara and Doha on Thursday signed 10 new deals on economic and trade cooperation during the Qatari emir's official visit to Turkey, the country's state-run Anadolu news agency reported

A Turkish court issued life sentences on Thursday for defendants who are accused of playing a role in the July 2016 failed coup attempt, the Anadolu news agency reported