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Slovenia–Turkey Relations
Slovenian–Turkish relations are the foreign relations between Slovenia and Turkey. Slovenia has an embassy in Ankara and Turkey has an embassy in Ljubljana. Both countries are members of NATO, as well as members of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Council of Europe. Slovenia is a member of the EU, whereas Turkey is currently an EU candidate. Slovenia, alongside Montenegro, are sectoral dialogue partner countries of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. Diplomatic relations After leaving the Soviet sphere in 1948, Yugoslavia sought, then withdrew from, a Balkan allianceBiberaj, Elez. "Yugoslavia: A Continuing Crisis?" Conflict Studies ondon 225, October 1989, pp. 1-22. with Greece and Turkey . Relations between Yugoslavia and Turkey became tense in the 1970s when Yugoslavia strongly backed Greece in the Cyprus dispute and supported the Palestine Liberation Organization against Israel, which was Turkey’s closest ally in the Middle E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilateral Relation
Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which is activity by a single state or jointly by multiple states, respectively. When states recognize one another as sovereign states and agree to diplomatic relations, they create a bilateral relationship. States with bilateral ties will exchange diplomatic agents such as ambassadors to facilitate dialogues and cooperations. Economic agreements, such as free trade agreements (FTAs) or foreign direct investment (FDI), signed by two states, are a common example of bilateralism. Since most economic agreements are signed according to the specific characteristics of the contracting countries to give preferential treatment to each other, not a generalized principle but a situational differentiation is needed. Thus through bilateralism, states can obtain more tailored agreements and obligations that only apply to particular con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |