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  1. No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
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    of tension with Ankara. The roll call vote on the agreement with Egypt, as well as an earlier, similar... as Ankara has deemed any extension there by Athens a cause for war (casus belli). Tension build Turkish... Minister Heiko Maas to the Greek capital and Ankara on Tuesday will result in any breakthrough

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  2. Athens encouraged by Med7, Macron support in Turkey dispute
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    with the Greek position that there can only be negotiations with Turkey if Ankara ceases its... the weekend. The Greek authorities are now waiting to see if Ankara will renew its Navtex so the Oruc Reis... and Ankara. Cavusoglu added that this showed Greece is acting in bad faith. He also described

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  3. Turkey's Varosha move adds new complexity to Greek-Turkish relations
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    Exactly 47 years after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Ankara sought to leave its mark for the 20... military zone since the 1974 invasion and has been widely viewed as a leverage for Ankara in any future... of the UN Security Council. Both the US and the EU seem extremely annoyed that Ankara has gone back

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  4. Athens ponders impact of Turkey's role in Afghanistan
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    relations, even though Ankara is already trying to gain an advantage in that part of the world, claiming a significant role in the central Asian country. The same sources believe that Ankara’s efforts... between the West and the Taliban, Ankara is aiming to earn points by showing that as an Islamic

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  5. Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
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    by Turkish fighter jets, Ankara’s revisionist policies and Cyprus issue. And he asked the members of Congress to resist new arms procurements by Ankara. He made an effort, though, to wed Greek concerns... State Department mostly focused on Ankara’s recent provocations in the Aegean. In fact, the Greek

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  6. Athens braces for Erdogan bargaining at NATO summit
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    is of utmost importance for the North Atlantic Alliance. Turkey, however, is challenging this aim. Ankara... with Greece during the three-day Summit. Ankara argues that at a time when NATO must be united, Greece... President Recep Tayyip Erdogan noted on Monday that Ankara ““will take all necessary steps

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  7. Baerbock visit leaves Athens hopeful of shift in Germany's stance on Greek-Turkish disputes
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    Berlin views the enduring disputes between Athens and Ankara. Athens has frequently complained about... be denounced by its EU partners. The way Ankara also put pressure on NATO by blocking its... reiterated Ankara’s accusations against Athens over the militarisation of the Aegean islands

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  8. Erdogan's inflammatory comments a harbinger for new period of Greek-Turkish tension
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    Athens is bracing itself for a period of prolonged tension with Ankara that is expected to last... the mark. Earlier last week, Ankara accused Athens of using Russian-made S-300 missile systems in Crete to lock onto Turkish jets in August. Ankara also said Greek F-16s harassed Turkish jets

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  9. Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
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    is watching with interest the recent Cairo-Ankara rapprochement. The Greek government was pleased to see that Soukry’s visit to Ankara was preceded by his visit to Athens and Nicosia which, according... with the Republic of Cyprus, while Ankara signed a similar agreement with the self-declared Turkish Republic

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  10. Athens hoping Turkish election result leaves room for relations to continue improving
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    in Turkey with interest since the election results will shape the relationship between Ankara.... In the run-up to the elections, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu again reiterated Ankara’s... the elections, Ankara needs to clarify what kind of policy it would pursue vis a vis its relations

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