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"Unfortunately (...) the negative tints regarding Pakistan are exaggerated, which has the unpleasant consequence of creating some reservations at the level of the Romanian business community in connection with the security of some possible businesses or cooperation projects with Pakistani companies," Ambassador of Romania in Islamabad Niculaie Goia said in an interview with AGERPRES, underscori

The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) conveyed on Europe's Day a message of unity and confidence in the European Union, mentioning that Romania remains a firm supporter of this project which represents "the guarantee of a common, peaceful and prosperous future in Europe."

 Anadolu Agency ahead of his scheduled visit to Istanbul on Sunday. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Saturday his country is grateful for Ankara's fight against illegal migration.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is scheduled to meet next week to discuss whether to degrade Turkey's status and reopen a monitoring process against the country in response to the authoritarian slide in the country.  

FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has been lobbying PACE, which he once chaired in 2010, not to relegate Turkey.

Brussels Municipality has cancelled a planned "Kurdish Culture Week," months after Turkey angrily reacted to an earlier event in the Belgian capital accusing officials of promoting outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) propaganda.

Brussels Mayor Yvan Mayeur announced that the event was cancelled without giving further details. 

The head of the European Union is resisting Greece's demand for an emergency leaders' summit on the country's troubled bailout program, arguing that finance officials need to resume talks and agree within days on reforms needed.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said that Turkey's migrant readmission agreement with Europe will not be fulfilled without EU visa liberalization for Turkish citizens, speaking at a news conference at the end of a high level EU delegation visit to the southeastern province of Gaziantep to discuss migrant crisis and the EU-Turkey deal.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attended the European Union Council on refugee issues on Thursday. Following the conclusio of the summit, he expressed satisfaction concerning developments but complained concerning the pace of these.

“The European Union is proceeding at a turtle’s pace,” he said, adding, however, that “decisions are in the right direction.”

The Turkish military?s operations against terrorists inside and outside the country will continue, the prime minister has said, adding aerial campaigns against terrorists? hideouts over the last two days have yielded efficient results. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said he disapproves any attacks on premises of political parties and condemned the perpetrators, after the hundreds of bureaus of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) were stormed across Turkey following recent deadly terrorist acts.