Kasselakis looks to rehabilitate foreign policy credentials with Cyprus visit

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Cyprus, Elections, SYRIZA
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Image: https://www.syriza.gr/

The new leader of SYRIZA Stefanos Kasselakis made his first trip abroad this week with a visit to Cyprus. The move was a symbolic gesture intended to correct the poor impression made by Kasselakis during his campaign, when he referred to Turkish-occupied territory on the island as a “statelet”.

The statement sparked a furore among his critics, some of whom accused him of being ignorant on key foreign policy issues, while others claimed the slip-up implied that he was ready to offer recognition to a Turkish-Cypriot entity in the north of Cyprus...

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