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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyas Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign PolicyGerapetritis and Aguila Saleh, president of Libya’s Benghazi-based House of Representatives. The meeting formed part of Athens’ regular contacts with representatives of Libya’s de facto government... of Exclusive Economic Zones among Greece, Turkey, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus. During the meeting, Gerapetritis
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis head in opposite directions over talks with Skopje
PoliticsGreek Politics” by the neighbouring country, even if it is as part of a composite name. Mitsotakis This divergence... both indicated a willingness to discuss a solution that would be based on a composite name. It also... with FYROM based on a composite name with a geographical qualifier. Mitsotakis’s speech on Wednesday, though
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Macedonia issue, planned rally stoke tension between parties
PoliticsGreek Politicscentre-right Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis of selling out by saying he would accept a composite name... that would involve a composite name being agreed. Some reports have suggested that certain New... a composite name that will include the term “Macedonia,” while 35 percent are in favour. Also, 65
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Macedonia and other Greek words
Agoraitself ready, following consultation with other parties domestically, to accept a composite name... a decade. The government has indicated that it is negotiating over a composite name with FYROM... name. “In 2007, the Greek government made an important gesture officially accepting a composite
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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest
PoliticsForeign Policyof President Trump, diplomatic sources acknowledge. Libya One country that is at the centre of interest for both Athens and Washington is Libya. The US is already including the North African country in a 4+1..., Turkey and Libya, aiming at resolving maritime disputes and, more specifically, the delimitation
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