PM seeks balance between dialogue and deterrence as ties with Turkey falter

PoliticsForeign Policy Tags: Albania, EastMed, Mitsotakis, North Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

Athens is seeking to respond to the latest escalation with Turkey on two levels: by keeping communication channels open to prevent tensions from turning into a crisis, while at the same time making its red lines on sovereignty and sovereign rights explicitly — and increasingly — clear in writing.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out this approach at his press conference on Sunday, on the sidelines of the Thessaloniki International Fair. He insisted that the Athens Declaration he signed with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains a useful f...

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