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Athens bracing for fresh tension with Turkey, sends letter to UN
PoliticsForeign Policy. Following a ministerial meeting in Ankara, Erdogan said: “in my meeting with him (Mitsotakis), we... urged the US not supply Turkey with the F-16 fighter jets. Ankara has been putting pressure... and actual threats and believes that Ankara’s plans for a cross-border operation into Syria to fight
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold talks with focus on short- and medium-term aims
PoliticsForeign Policythat there will be no change in Ankara's stance following the heavy defeat of the ruling AKP party... on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in Brussels this week, it seems that Athens and Ankara... the preparations regarding the first ever visit of the Greek premier to Ankara, during the first two weeks
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Newsletter 83 - 22/07/2016
concern for the Greek government is its relationship with Ankara following last Friday’s failed plot... carrying eight personnel that Ankara regards as plotters landed in Alexandroupoli, northeastern... on the asylum requests would be made around the middle of August, meaning relations with Ankara
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Greek-Turkish relations set for turbulence after court rejects soldiers' extradition
PoliticsForeign Policybilateral relations between Ankara and Athens. The difficulties ahead are clear from the press... is of a concern, according to analysts, is that Ankara sees “political motives” behind the decision... general secretary Dimitris Paraskevopoulos was in Ankara on Thursday for political consultations with his
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Tsipras and Erdogan keep conversation going despite lack of specific gains
PoliticsForeign PolicyDuring Alexis Tsipras' state visit, the first in 11 years by a Greek prime minister to Ankara... scope of his visit to Ankara by underlying that "we should first lay the foundations and then build... did not help atmosphere between Athens and Ankara, an essential condition for these talks. Both
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Shifting geopolitical balance in East Med presents prospects and pitfalls
PoliticsForeign Policyto the geopolitical balances in its neighborhood are for the good. The deterioration of Ankara’s relations.... This was evident in a number of recent legislative initiatives that seek to change US policy towards Ankara... fighter jets should not be sold to Turkey if Ankara goes ahead as planned with the purchase of the Russian
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Athens hopes for letup in Turkey friction, but talks still in balance
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara’s decision to not extend the NAVTEX for the Oruc Reis research vessel is the outcome..., including Turkey. If Ankara does not agree on the issue that is our major difference - the delimitation... Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, in which it denounced Ankara’s actions over the last weeks
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Initials signs for Greek-Turkish exploratory talks seem unpromising
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe new round of exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey hang in the balance as Ankara has... dialogue channels open with Ankara.” Addressing a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development... other European capitals to keep the “threat” of possible sanctions against Ankara on the table. Turkey
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Cavusoglu visit to Athens brings hiatus in Greek-Turkish dispute
PoliticsForeign Policyconference in Ankara recently, when Dendias made a seemingly off-script intervention in front.... This was the most tangible outcome from Cavusoglu’s talks in Athens. Ankara seems to have pursued this high-level... that Ankara is pursuing a dialogue with Greece despite any differences. The upbeat mood on Monday
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Athens broadly satisfied with EU Council approach on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon maintaining in its dealings with Ankara. Athens would like to maintain its lines of communication with Ankara open and at the highest level, right up to the political leaderships of the two... in a “progressive, proportional and reversible” way in case Ankara returns to “provocative” actions
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