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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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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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Differing views on refugee crisis at heart of Greek-German relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras to discuss cooperation on the refugee crisis with Ankara. There were... Ankara as the key to the solution of the problem. Germany has proposed joint Greek-Turkish patrols... Turkey’s EU accession process as a “carrot” for Ankara’s contribution to the refugee crisis
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Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom making the crossing and to offer Ankara incentives to take part in the process. However.... At the same time, Turkey has failed to implement the 2005 Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement... agreeing to open its ports and airports to Cypriot ships and airplanes. However, Ankara is said
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