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Turkish Ambassador to Cotonou Turgut Kural died of a heart attack late on April 17, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has announced through his Twitter account.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has described U.S. President Donald Trump's statements on withdrawal from Syria as "purely rhetorical," saying the main objective of a senior Turkish diplomatic delegation's visit to Washington is to understand the U.S.'s "real intensions" in the war-torn country.

Positive steps are expected in Turkey's ties with the European Union, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 27.

Turkey is "seriously" looking into looting claims in Syria's Afrin city center, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 22.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu continued the belligerent rhetoric against Greece by claiming there were no clearly delineated sea borders in the Aegean Sea.

Turkey does not expect progress in the accession process for the EU because of "the attitude of the bloc," Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 21.

Turkey and the United States have reached "an understanding, not an agreement" over the northern Syrian town of Manbij, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated on March 21.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry undersecretary and his U.S. counterpart will meet in the coming days, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told reporters on March 20.

A planned meeting between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 19 could be delayed until after Tillerson’s departure, Çavuşoğlu has said. 

A Russian intelligence team was unable to crack the phone of Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş, the assassin who in late 2016 shot dead former Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, daily Hürriyet reported on March 9.