In Brussels yesterday held a meeting of foreign ministers of countries – members of the European Union, the main theme of which was to develop a new strategy of cooperation with Russia. Following the meeting, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini announced, the ministers “unanimously supported the five principles of building a relationship” with Moscow. Firstly, the EU heads of foreign policy departments insist on the full implementation of the Minsk agreements to resolve the conflict in the Donbass as a key element of any significant change in the approach to the Brussels dialogue with Moscow. Second, they want the future cooperation with Russia did not develop at the expense of its relations with the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) and the countries of Central Asia. Thirdly, relations with Russia should, in the opinion of the participants, to promote “an increase in the stability of the European Union, in particular in the field of energy security, cyber and strategic communications.” V-chetvertyh, Foreign Minister of the EU agreed on the necessity of “selective cooperation” with Russia on issues where there is a “clear European interest”: it is, for example, concerns the situation around Syria, North Korea, the Middle East settlement, migration, counter-terrorism and climate change. Finally, the ministers agreed “to support Russian civil society and invest in people to people contacts”. According to Federica Mogherini, the implementation of these principles in the near future to discuss the European Commission. Sanctions against Russia at yesterday’s meeting, as predicted, “b” (see. Room of 14 March), were not discussed. To this question the representatives of the EU back in June and July.
Kurdistan Workers’ party was accused of the terrorist attack in Ankara
Official opinion
The Turkish authorities yesterday announced the perpetrators of the terrorist attack that took place yesterday in the center of Ankara. A man and a woman, bombed near Kizilay Square, according to the security services, have been associated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is recognized as a terrorist organization in Turkey. This information evening on March 14 confirmed the country’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. However, so far neither the PKK nor any other organization has claimed responsibility for the blast. As said on March 14. Turkish Health Minister Mehmet Myuezzinoglu, the number of the victims of Sunday was 37 people. Dozens of people are still in hospital.
On March 14, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on the detention far from the Syrian border, the four suspects in the terrorist attack. On their trail the police brought the fact that the car that exploded in Ankara, was purchased in Sanliurfa – Turkey’s province, which borders with the Syrian Kurdistan. Later, Davutoglu said that detained a total of 11 people.
In response to the terrorist attack in the morning on March 14, Turkish aircraft bombed PKK positions in northern Iraq. According to the General Staff of Turkey, we are talking about the shelling of 18 goals in the areas of Gara and Qandil where the PKK headquarters. Kurdish officials confirmed attacks.
Another 15 members of the PKK were killed in Turkey – in the province of Hakkari in the southeast of the country. As the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, “people should not worry – the fight against terrorism is bound to be successfully completed and terrorism will be brought to its knees.” This is the second terrorist attack in Ankara last month. February 17 associated with the PKK group has made the explosion, which killed 28 people (see. “Kommersant” on 19 February).
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