Sapporo promotes 2017 Asian Winter Games

Sapporo promotes 2017 Asian Winter Games

BELEK, Turkey - Sapporo Vice Mayor Noriaki Ikushima (L) and delegates promote the 2017 Asian Winter Games to be hosted by the Hokkaido capital at a SportAccord International Convention held in Belek, Turkey, on April 9, 2014.

GLOBALink | Turkey underlines diplomacy for peace as int'l diplomacy forum kicks off

STORY: GLOBALink | Turkey underlines diplomacy for peace as int'l diplomacy forum kicks off DATELINE: March 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English) BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English) BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter "I'm Burak Akinci with Xinhua News Agency, I'm now in the Turkish resort town of Belek. The second edition of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum kicked off today (Friday) in this small resort town with the participation of several heads of state and representatives from dozens of countries with a focus on the Ukrainian crisis. In his inaugural speech, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country must strive for a world of peace, not war, and that the Antalya Forum has begun to achieve this purpose by establishing direct contact between the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia. He was referring to the face-to-face meeting held yesterday (Thursday) on the sidelines of the forum between Sergey Lavrov and Dmytro Ku

Russian, Ukrainian FMs say ready to continue dialogue over conflict

STORY: Russian, Ukrainian FMs say ready to continue dialogue over conflict DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: ANTALYA, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter "I'm Burak Akinci with Xinhua News Agency. I'm now in the Turkish resort town of Belek. On Thursday, the much-awaited meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba ended without an agreement on a ceasefire in Ukraine. The meeting, held on the sidelines of an international forum, in the presence of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, was the first high-level meeting between Moscow and Kiev since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on Feb. 24. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kuleba said he discussed a ceasefire with his Russian counterpart but no progress was made. Kuleba said in a press conference following the meeting the ceasefire was necessary to resolve

Russian, Ukrainian FMs meet in Turkey

STORY: Russian, Ukrainian FMs meet in Turkey DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: ANTALYA, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter "I'm Burak Akinci with Xinhua News Agency. I'm now in the Turkish town of Belek. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba are meeting here Thursday at Regnum Carya to discuss the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in the presence of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. The meeting is the first high-level meeting between Moscow and Kiev since Russia launched a 'special military operation' in Ukraine on February 24th. It's taking place on the sidelines of an annual international diplomacy forum in southern Turkey. Ankara has close ties with both Russia and Ukraine. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the Russian operation 'unacceptable' but Ankara has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow and