Türkiye, Egypt reappoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic ties

STORY: Türkiye, Egypt reappoint ambassadors to upgrade diplomatic ties DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Ankara/Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of Turkish Foreign Ministry 2. various of a meeting of former Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry after the strong earthquake in Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) (file) 3. various of Egypt's Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo 4. various of Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaking in a press conference 5. various of Egypt's Foreign Ministry headquarters 6. various of the Turkish embassy in Cairo 7. various of a meeting of former Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry after the strong earthquake in Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) (file) STORYLINE: Türkiye and Egypt have appointed ambassadors to each other's capitals to restore normal diplomatic relations. Türkiye has nominated Salih Mutlu

Kan to reappoint Maehara as land minister

Kan to reappoint Maehara as land minister

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken June 3, 2010, shows Seiji Maehara, minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, speaking to reporters in Tokyo. Maehara will retain his post in the Cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan.

Kan to reappoint Okada as foreign minister

Kan to reappoint Okada as foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken June 3, 2010, shows Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaking to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo. Okada will retain his post in the Cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan.

Kan to reappoint Kitazawa as defense chief

Kan to reappoint Kitazawa as defense chief

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken May 24, 2010, shows Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa entering the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Kitazawa has been picked to stay on as defense chief in the Cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan.

UNESCO set to reappoint Matsuura as director general

UNESCO set to reappoint Matsuura as director general

PARIS, France - UNESCO decided Sept. 19 to renominate Koichiro Matsuura (file photo) of Japan to be its director general for a second, shortened four-year term. Fifty-five of 58 member states on UNESCO's Executive Board voted for his reappointment. Matsuura will be formally reappointed during UNESCO's general conference on Oct. 12.

Nonaka leaves premier's residence

Nonaka leaves premier's residence

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromu Nonaka, former chief cabinet secretary, bids farewell to employees at Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's official residence on Oct. 7. Obuchi did not reappoint Nonaka in the Oct. 5 cabinet reshuffle after accepting his request to step down as top government spokesman. Mikio Aoki, secretary general of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in the House of Councillors, succeeded Nonaka.

Israeli-Turkish defense ministers meet for 1st time since 2010

STORY: Israeli-Turkish defense ministers meet for 1st time since 2010 DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited Türkiye on Thursday for the first meeting between the two countries' defense ministers since 2010 after years of strain in bilateral ties. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met with Gantz in the capital Ankara, Türkiye's Defense Ministry said in a statement. The Turkish-Israeli relations were strained in 2010 when a Turkish-led flotilla attempting to break Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip clashed with Israeli forces, leaving 10 Turks on board killed. The two countries, however, have been working to mend their ties this year. In August, Türkiye and Israel decided to reappoint ambassadors, four years after they expelled each other's envoy after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians protesting on the Gaza border against the opening of the U.S. embassy in Je

UNESCO set to reappoint Matsuura as director general

UNESCO set to reappoint Matsuura as director general

PARIS, France - UNESCO decided Sept. 19 to renominate Koichiro Matsuura (file photo) of Japan to be its director general for a second, shortened four-year term. Fifty-five of 58 member states on UNESCO's Executive Board voted for his reappointment. Matsuura will be formally reappointed during UNESCO's general conference on Oct. 12. (Kyodo)

Kan to reappoint Maehara as land minister

Kan to reappoint Maehara as land minister

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken June 3, 2010, shows Seiji Maehara, minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, speaking to reporters in Tokyo. Maehara will retain his post in the Cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan. (Kyodo)

Kan to reappoint Kitazawa as defense chief

Kan to reappoint Kitazawa as defense chief

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken May 24, 2010, shows Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa entering the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Kitazawa has been picked to stay on as defense chief in the Cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan. (Kyodo)

Kan to reappoint Okada as foreign minister

Kan to reappoint Okada as foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken June 3, 2010, shows Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaking to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo. Okada will retain his post in the Cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan. (Kyodo)

Japanese gov't proposes BOJ Gov. Kuroda's reappointment

Japanese gov't proposes BOJ Gov. Kuroda's reappointment

The Japanese government proposed Feb. 16, 2018, to reappoint Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, seen in this undated photo, for another five-year term. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nonaka leaves premier's residence

Nonaka leaves premier's residence

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromu Nonaka, former chief cabinet secretary, bids farewell to employees at Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's official residence on Oct. 7. Obuchi did not reappoint Nonaka in the Oct. 5 cabinet reshuffle after accepting his request to step down as top government spokesman. Mikio Aoki, secretary general of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in the House of Councillors, succeeded Nonaka.