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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. Post-election push for Greek-Turkish talks being lined up
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    and 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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  6. PM heads to Egypt with eye on broader movements in East Med

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    Athens 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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  7. Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan, hoping to build on recent momentum
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    of 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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  8. Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges
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    of 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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  9. UN hosts Cyprus talks as Israel gets behind electricity interconnector
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    is 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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  10. PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project

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    countries, 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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