Macedonian-Turkish relations

[makedonche]

Onur
Once again thanks for the information and many thanks to your government for training and financial assistance, this will be remembered!

[Volk]

As greece sinks into anarchy will calls for revolution, Turkey is investing and moving its strength into Macedonia which puts it in the prime position to disengage from any talks and remove any fyr ing.

Macedonia is benefiting greatly from Turkish investments who have opened up channels to Arab countries, such as the Prince of Katar along with a team of 100 'helpers'...

Its in Turkeys favour to have a strong Macedonia and as part of the former Ottoman Empire has strong bonds to it.

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.p...-pm-2011-10-18

Turkey a force for peace in Balkans: deputy PM

Turkey has long fought for peace and stability throughout the Balkans and elsewhere, Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said yesterday during a visit to Macedonia.

“Turkey always assumed a leading role in every initiative for peace,” Arınç said during the Seventh International Atatürk Congress in the country’s capital, Skopje.

Arınç met with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov before the congress yesterday and was expected to meet Minister without Portfolio Hadi Neziri and members of the Turkish community living in Skopje and Ohrid.

“We were one of the first countries to recognize Macedonia. We keep assisting Macedonia in every area,” Arınç said, adding that there were deep-rooted ties between the two countries.

Turkey will also continue to support Macedonia for NATO membership, the deputy prime minister said.

“[Turkish republican founder Mustafa Kemal] Atatürk became acquainted with European principles while in Macedonia, and he applied these principles in Turkey by establishing a modern republic,” Ivanov said during the congress, adding that Atatürk had returned to the Balkan country a century after he went to an Ottoman military school in the modern-day Macedonian city of Bitola.

Atatürk was a reformist leader who founded a modern republic after the War of Independence following World War I, Arınç said.

Turkey’s founder always referred to peace with his motto “Peace at Home, Peace in the World,” he said, adding that Turkey exerted great efforts for peaceful solutions to issues in the Caucasus, the Middle East, the Balkans and Afghanistan.

“We believe that the world and humanity can become happy by means of dialogue and mutually good relations in the direction set by Atatürk,” he said.

The congress is taking place in Skopje until Oct. 22. Almost 300 academics and historians are participating in the congress, which is being organized by the Atatürk Research Center and the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

[Risto the Great]

Ataturk was a remarkable man.
The Turkish relationship should be nurtured.
I am dubious of any USA/Turkish relationship though.

[George S.]

Erdogan: Macedonia has natural right to use name, Greek stance unreasonable and unjust



http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/19247/2/



Skopje, 29 September 2011 (MIA) - Macedonia has a natural right to use its constitutional name under which it became an independent state. We see the Greek position as unreasonable and unjust. We cannot comprehend any additions such as upper, lower or northern. We live in a global world where peace and understanding should prevail, said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Thursday's joint press conference with Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski.



Erdogan urged for Macedonia's deserved place in NATO and EU, saying that Turkey would continue to support the country in the European and Euro-Atlantic integration process.

Pertaining to Macedonia's efforts for EU membership, the Turkish PM stressed that the country makes swift progress, promotes stability and prosperity, implements its commitments, and that is why it will become part of the EU sooner than Turkey.



The two PMs stressed Macedonia and Turkey do not have any open political issues, close bilateral cooperation will be enhanced, whereas commercial-economic cooperation and exchange will intensify.



PM Gruevski emphasized the excellent bilateral relations, which is best confirmed through the Agreement on Strategic Partnership.



He thanked Turkey for its strong support to Macedonia's NATO accession, as well as the respect of the identity and the constitutional name.



Erdogan said both countries have mutual history and culture, recognized through friendship among people.



Gruevski and Erdogan agreed that economic cooperation and commercial exchange, which amounts to approximately US$ 400 million in 2011, could intensify.



Turkish PM Erdogan, who pays a two-day official visit to Macedonia, is set to meet later today with President Gjorge Ivanov and Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski, as well as DUI leader Ali Ahmeti.



In addition, the PMs' wives Borkica Gruevska and Emine Erdogan will visit children's embassy "Megjasi" in Skopje.

[Soldier of Macedon]

George, this is old news and I pretty sure it has been posted here already.

[The LION will ROAR]

Turkish Astrologer prediction on the future of Macedonia
http://a1on.mk/wordpress/archives/10...ToBUI.facebook

Google Translation:-
Klch Mustafa , one of the world's media astrologers in an exclusive interview with A1 says that by 2017, Macedonia faced with serious problems . The next five years will be crucial for the country , and after that the country expects good future .

In 2017, according to him , Macedonia will have voting rights in the European Union . Regarding the dispute with Greece over the name issue , he said the country will not change the constitutional name, will not have any remark or adjective in the name and that it will be dealt a major international conference .

37 -year-old Klch is from Turkey , and the first visit to Macedonia . Working for the FBI based on a secret collaboration and working with almost all the famous actors in Turkey.

A year before he did had predicted the collapse of the twin towers in America , the last major earthquake in Turkey and the earthquakes in China and Japan.


He says that Macedonia does not expect any natural disasters for at least 4 years . In 2014 Germany began filming hidden forces who will talk about his life .

The script is his and besides that the movie will play some world-famous actors . The film will be shot in 14 countries . The Klch licensed astrologer among the most sought globe .

The whole interview in which Klch discovers that friends and foes of Macedonia and what happens in the country , it will forward tomorrow .

[George S.]

ut on closer inspection they don't look exactly.Also look with a telescope & you will see stars everywhere so there aren't any pictures or shapes of animaletc.I don't believe what he says is true because the whole astrology thing is just made up.If you look at the stars with your naked eye you will see figurines & rams etc Ay is just made up bs to deceive people.,strology i.s just made up the evidence speaks for itself

[VMRO]

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/149142/turkey-macedonia-seek-1b-trade-exchange

Turkish authorities strive to intensify economic cooperation with Macedonia, Turkey's parliament speaker says

Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek has said his country is seeking to create a bilateral trade exchange with Macedonia worth $1 billion.
Cicek's announcement came after he was welcomed to the Macedonian parliament in the capital, Skopje, on Monday by President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov.
Cicek said in a joint press conference with his Macedonian counterpart Trajko Veljanovski: "Macedonia is the heart of the Balkans. The establishment of peace, prosperity and stability in the Balkans is possible through peace, prosperity and stability in Macedonia."
The talks were aimed at intensifying bilateral relations between the two countries in terms of security, culture and education, according to a statement released by the Presidency of Macedonia.
Diplomats jointly expressed their gratitude for good cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries and said they hope to continue same in the future, added the statement.
'Loud support'
Ivanov thanked Cicek for Turkey's support for Macedonia on its path towards NATO and EU membership, adding that "loud support on the international scene is very important."
Macedonia was Turkey’s 69th-largest goods export market in 2012, while Turkish goods exports to Macedonia were valued at $274 million in 2012, according to the Turkish Economy Ministry.
Macedonia was Turkey’s 88th-largest supplier of goods imports in 2012, with imports from Macedonia valued at $103 million in the same year.
Cicek will travel to Macedonia's neighboring country Albania on Tuesday.

[George S.]

Werll this seems like a good story with a nice ring to it.Macedonia will be a winner in the trade talks.Good to see this sort of thing happening.We need more of it so we can say we don't need to be in the eu or even nato.

[Nikolaj]

Macedonia should strive for great trades like these, not the EU.