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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold talks with focus on short- and medium-term aims
PoliticsForeign Policythat there will be no change in Ankara's stance following the heavy defeat of the ruling AKP party... on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Brussels this week, it seems that Athens and Ankara... the preparations regarding the first ever visit of the Greek premier to Ankara, during the first two weeks
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Greece and Turkey press on with high‑level meeting despite renewed frictions
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens and Ankara are preparing for the next high‑level meeting between the two countries’ leaders, scheduled to take place in Ankara between February 9 and 13. The two countries leaders, Kyriakos... recently issued long‑term Navtex notices reflecting Ankara’s views on shared competence in the Aegean
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Iran threat and Turkish "grey zones" revival puncture August lull
PoliticsGreek Politicsto RES spatial plan The warnings come as Athens faces escalating rhetoric from Ankara, confronting... consequence” for Turkey, repeating Ankara’s long-standing position on what it calls “interconnected... in the north-eastern Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean, a manoeuvre Athens regards as extending Ankara’s
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Greece facing period of renewed tension with Turkey in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policy— not because officials believe a confrontation is necessarily imminent, but because Ankara... the current phase less as an isolated rhetorical outburst and more as an effort by Ankara to reassert... to preserve the channels established with Ankara but is also seeking to elevate the issue to the EU
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
concern for the Greek government is its relationship with Ankara following last Friday’s failed plot... carrying eight personnel that Ankara regards as plotters landed in Alexandroupoli, northeastern... on the asylum requests would be made around the middle of August, meaning relations with Ankara
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Greek-Turkish relations set for turbulence after court rejects soldiers' extradition
PoliticsForeign Policybilateral relations between Ankara and Athens. The difficulties ahead are clear from the press... is of a concern, according to analysts, is that Ankara sees “political motives” behind the decision... general secretary Dimitris Paraskevopoulos was in Ankara on Thursday for political consultations with his
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Cyprus EEZ keeps Greek-Turkish relations on edge
PoliticsForeign PolicyTensions are still running high between Athens and Ankara after a Turkish vessel rammed a Greek... ministries. Ankara was annoyed by statements made by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias during... crossed it” regarding the Imia incident. He also warned Ankara that the next time it acts aggressively
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Tsipras and Erdogan keep conversation going despite lack of specific gains
PoliticsForeign PolicyDuring Alexis Tsipras' state visit, the first in 11 years by a Greek prime minister to Ankara... scope of his visit to Ankara by underlying that "we should first lay the foundations and then build... did not help atmosphere between Athens and Ankara, an essential condition for these talks. Both
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Shifting geopolitical balance in East Med presents prospects and pitfalls
PoliticsForeign Policyto the geopolitical balances in its neighborhood are for the good. The deterioration of Ankara’s relations.... This was evident in a number of recent legislative initiatives that seek to change US policy towards Ankara... fighter jets should not be sold to Turkey if Ankara goes ahead as planned with the purchase of the Russian
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Turkey's actions in Cypriot EEZ put Athens, Nicosia on alert
PoliticsForeign Policyand Israel have already issued warnings to Ankara. Turkey's move had been expected since 2017, following Ankara's strong reaction to hydrocarbon research in the Cypriot EZZ. It seems, though, Turkey’s main aim.... Ankara's drilling ship remains outside of Cypriot territorial waters but within the continental self
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