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Dendias visit to Turkey builds on show of solidarity following earthquake
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece was able to underline on Sunday its expression of solidarity for Turkey following the devastating earthquake as Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias made a surprise visit to the neighbouring country.
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Greece offers Turkey earthquake support, recalling 1999 thaw in relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe deadly earthquake in Turkey led to the immediate activation of the political and diplomatic communication channels between Athens and Ankara at the highest level.
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Energy tops agenda as FM heads to Israel
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was due to visit Israel on Tuesday with the aim of reaffirming Greece’s strong ties with the new government led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Athens prepares for Blinken visit, hopeful of Libya shifting position
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens appears ready to begin talks on the delimitation of sea zones with the government that will be formed following elections in Libya.
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Greek-Turkish enmity to continue as polls loom, sea borders come into play
PoliticsForeign PolicyIn a strange political coincidence, the first half of 2023 elections are due to be held in Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey.
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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe war in Ukraine and the energy crisis it precipitated have created a new environment for co-operation and synergies in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Athens hopeful of progress on sea delimitation differences with Albania after FM visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Dendias’s mini tour of the Western Balkans this week appears to have had a positive impact.
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Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece’s decision to issue a new Navtex, expanding the area of seismic surveys for hydrocarbon deposits by US ExxonMobil southwest of Crete, is expected to act as a test of the government in Tripoli (GNA) as well as Turkey.
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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe diplomatic incident that took place last Thursday morning at Tripoli airport has stoked a new crisis in the already strained Greek-Libyan relations.
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign PolicyLast week Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the initiation of seismic surveys to locate potential natural gas reserves in two offshore blocks southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula and the island of Crete.