Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed to Turkey to find a diplomatic solution to the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean, in a pre-recorded address to the 75th United Nations General Assembly on Friday.
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Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated that Ankara is ready for de-escalation and an “unconditional” dialogue with Greece and the EU. However he stressed that “current tension in the Eastern Mediterranean…
Renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis made a statement about the current tension in Greek-Turkish relations. In the statement published on Friday, Theodorakis said he accepts that in the distant past he was…
Greece received the unanimous support of all its EU partners during the informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers in Berlin, Greek FM Nikos Dendias said on Friday. “I am happy, because…
“The conversation windows between Greece and Turkey must now be opened further and not closed. For this, instead of new provocations, we finally need steps to relax and initiate direct discussions. We…
The Egyptian parliament during a plenary session on Tuesday, approved the agreement demarcating maritime borders with Greece. “The riches of the Mediterranean have pushed some to act provocatively in the territorial waters and…
Germany has not expressed any official reaction to the Greek-Egyptian agreement to delimit the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). However, as mentioned in an Open TV report, both the Chancellery and all the…
A poll has found that Greeks are more willing to go to war with Turkey, compared to Turks willing to go to war with Greece. Kapa Research analyzed several issues relating to…
In a tweet made on Thursday afternoon, the representative of the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Hafez, announced that Greece and Egypt signed an agreement to delimit maritime zones, to establish their own…
Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias also met with Minister-President (Ministerpräsident) of North Rhine-Westphalia Armin Lasche in Athens on Monday, where they discussed Turkey’s provocative actions and the migration crisis. Dendias told Laschet that…
“Greece wants dialogue to resolve the one and only pending issue: the delimitation of maritime zones,” government spokesperson Stelios Petsas said on Thursday during a press briefing. He added that Greece responded with…
Belgrade and Pristina have resumed dialogue in Brussels, but the recent delivery of American-made armored vehicles to Kosovo could make the talks difficult and signifies Washington is once again attempting to destabilise…
The violation of sovereign rights within the Exclusive Economic Zone and the territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as threats against Greece and most of its neighbours in the…
It appears that the Greek military’s strong response in dealing with Turkish plans to illegally violate Greece’s maritime waters, has caused a panic in Ankara with a spokesman for Turkish President Recep…
Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday lodged a demarche with Turkey’s Foreign Ministry through its embassy in Ankara, following the new illegal NAVTEX issued for the maritime zone south and east of the…
Greek ambassador to Egypt, Nikos Garilidis, clarified the Athens-Cairo talks regarding the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Answering a question from a journalist, Garilidis clarified that “press releases that circulated…
Greece and Egypt appear to be close to signing an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) deal. “The agreement between Greece and Egypt on the definition of the EEZ is nearing completion,” Greek Ambassador…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday received the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades at Maximos Palace. During their meeting they discussed what is happening in the Eastern Mediterranean, the…
At the UN Security Council meeting on Libya, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that his country will do everything possible to uphold international law, achieve peace and stability in the Eastern…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who participated in a teleconference at the “Mass Celebration of Hydroelectric Power Plant Opening” launched by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, instigated new challenges against…