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  1. Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
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    on the sidelines of NATO Summit, in London in early December. Libya concerns Athens is also closely monitoring Turkey’s efforts to enhance and stabilise its presence in Libya, supporting the UN-recognised government in Tripoli. According to press reports, Turkey maintains five frigates closely to Libya

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  2. Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
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    Jurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... on the issue of Libya. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas confirmed on Tuesday press reports that Greece

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  3. Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
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    a cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey, towards Libya’s shores. Also, being on the “wrong... have a cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey to the Libya’s shores. Athens believes... naval mission to Libya on March 31. The new operation is named after the Greek word for peace “Irini

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  4. Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
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    violation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing..., bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... by Turkey and the Turkey-Libya memorandum, Dendias said that “Greece has capable armed forces

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  5. FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
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    from Ankara’s side, especially following the signing of two memoranda with Libya. In this context... announcement said that talks centred on the situation in Libya and prospects of ending the civil

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  6. Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
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    Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is due in Brussels on Monday to attend the General Affairs Council which will focus, among other things, on the ongoing developments in Libya. According to media... in Libya on November 29, 2019. The inclusion of the memorandum’s sea zone maps in the UN's database

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  7. In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
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    is an atheist, meeting monks was indeed unusual. It was the first such visit by a leftist leader since... triggered an embargo on Union imports by Moscow. There is a connection between the two in the sense... about SYRIZA’s criticism of the EU’s approach to Russia. The embargo could cost Greece as much

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  8. Renewed concern over East Med as Turkey aims to resume drilling
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    and designated to enforce the UN Security Council Arms embargo on Libya in place since 2011.... were not acquired by Greece under international law and that they are Turkish territory. In Libya

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  9. Athens angling for tougher EU stance on Turkey ahead of summit

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    the unusual step of pointing the finger at Berlin in his interview with Politico. “I understand... a large financial exposure to Turkey’s economy. Athens is also insisting on an arms embargo and has called

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  10. Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
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    and the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya

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