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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign Policystressed that the UAE was again deploying its air force in support of allies that share its strong opposition to Turkey’s attempts to extend its military reach in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya. Abu Dhabi’s strong opposition to these attempts was reiterated this Wednesday, November 19, in a joint
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Athens and Ankara keep eyes on domestic audiences as talks continue
PoliticsForeign Policyambiguity of positions. Mitsotakis's government has received strong criticism from the nationalist faction... with Greece. The remarks sparked strong reactions in Athens. Greek diplomatic sources reaffirmed... continental shelf and the area involved in the Turkey-Libya Maritime Memorandum. It is clear
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Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign Policythat “through a consistent, strong and principled foreign policy, Greece is further increasing its... of the UN Security Council for the period 2025-2026. “We will start giving a strong geopolitical... Turkey submitted at the international organisation the so-called Turkey-Libya Memorandum (2019
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
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Newsletter 236 -24/01/2020
will be. Again, the starting point is that the agreed and committed targets still hold.” Strong backing... and the subsequent furor over Greece’s exclusion from the Berlin Conference on Libya, much
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Athens hoping EU diplomatic drive will defuse latest Aegean crisis
PoliticsForeign Policy, Turkish and Greek navy ships have a strong presence in the area and tension remains high... by the agreement Ankara made with Libya last year, and which Athens has described as null and void
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek Politicsas Turkish provocations in the East Med, including its own maritime agreement with Libya... with Italy, have largely been hailed in the Greek media as diplomatic successes and a strong response
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EastMed, defence and energy dominate Pompeo's visit, leaving Athens satisfied
PoliticsForeign Policy. This is related to Washington’s clear desire to still have a strong role in the Eastern Mediterranean... is especially important as Russia continues to destabilise the region, especially in Libya,” Pompeo
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Newsletter 267 -02/10/2020
, the base at Souda is being upgraded. This is related to Washington’s clear desire to still have a strong..., especially in Libya,” Pompeo explained. PM Mitsotakis was, no doubt, encouraged by Pompeo’s statements
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