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Post-election push for Greek-Turkish talks being lined up
PoliticsForeign Policyand what is wrong,” Tsunis said in relation to Athens and Ankara. Greek diplomatic sources commented... of the time. Additionally, Athens has already notified Ankara as well as NATO and its EU partners... the idea of Ankara being attached to the West, especially the EU. This has always been a goal of its
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PM heads to Egypt with eye on broader movements in East Med
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is keeping a close watch on Ankara’s intention to improve relations with countries..., Ankara's change of stance in its relations with Egypt and Israel, as well as the current positive... of the Cyprus talks if Ankara is genuinely interested in restoring its relations with Brussels. In fact
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Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan, hoping to build on recent momentum
PoliticsForeign Policyof the NATO Summit in June. Their latest talks take place just a few weeks following the meeting in Ankara... negotiations with Ankara. Asked on Sunday whether there is indeed a prospect of concessions “for the sake... closer to the West, to the EU and to be a more cooperative partner in NATO” and added that Ankara
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Diplomatic and defence developments encourage Athens to seek greater geopolitical role
PoliticsForeign Policyto maintain the positive mood with Ankara due to Turkey’s simultaneous acquisition of F-16s. Athens’s main... with Ankara. While in Turkey the F-35 issue, and whether Ankara will also be eventually part...-called “positive agenda”, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou is also due to visit Ankara
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Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures
PoliticsForeign Policymeeting on CBMs. The first talks took place last November in Ankara. The meeting on CBMs is being held just a few weeks before the visit of the Greek premier in Ankara on May 13, which was confirmed... that Ankara has returned to implicit but clear threats of using military force to prevent Athens from
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges
PoliticsForeign Policyof recent comments by Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler, who reiterated Ankara’s contentious positions... port hosting US forces in northern Greece, as a “security threat,” adding it to Ankara’s list... officially rejected the agreement in 1987. For the Greek side, it is obvious that Ankara intends
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UN hosts Cyprus talks as Israel gets behind electricity interconnector
PoliticsForeign Policyis monitoring the rapprochement between Ankara and the US, especially following Sunday’s phone call between... for Ankara to finalise its F-16 procurement process and its re-participation in the F-35 program in order to develop defense industry cooperation between Turkey and the United States. Ankara’s past purchase
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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project
PoliticsForeign Policycountries, while reiterating that Ankara needs to abolish its casus belli clause for ties to improve. During... months, as the Greek government has sought dialogue with Ankara, the premier and his Foreign..., Mitsotakis made it clear that his aim is just to keep up the dialogue with Ankara, but with no specific
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign Policyof Representatives does not ratify the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, signed between Ankara and the internationally recognised government in Tripoli. Ankara is currently pressing Benghazi to follow Tripoli’s... it includes Cyprus, which Ankara does not recognise as an equal interlocutor. Asked about
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Sea drone strains relations with Ukraine as Athens keeps eye on Turkish maritime legislation
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara’s maritime claims in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean into domestic law. In Athens... in Kathimerini, the bill appears designed to codify Ankara’s views on maritime jurisdiction, including search... be moving in this direction for several reasons. First, Ankara appears to feel that Greece has gained
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