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A marriage of inconvenience
Agora, especially compared to the past. After all, Tsipras visited Ankara recently and meetings of the High... was the latest escalation involving Ankara, which was already in a fully-fledged clash with Russia... space by Turkish air force jets over recent months is seen as one of the symptoms of Ankara feeling
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Concern mounts in Athens regarding Turkish stance in Aegean, East Med
PoliticsForeign Policythe heightened concern is the discovery of energy reserves in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone. In fact, Ankara seems ready to create precedents in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Turkish Foreign Ministry... players. In a statement issued by Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy, Ankara stressed that "Greek
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Turkey ramps up rhetoric, Greece strengthens presence at Evros border
PoliticsForeign Policywith Akit TV fuelled these concerns. The Turkish minister noted that Ankara’s “open borders” policy... economic zone (EEZ) and its territorial waters. Turkey is currently conducting a new round of drilling... has also condemned the two memorandums of understanding signed in November 2019 between Ankara and UN
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Greece and Turkey prepare for exploratory talks brokered by Germany
PoliticsForeign Policyaiming to de-escalate tension and to restore the dialogue between Athens and Ankara. Final.... The first goodwill gesture on behalf of Turkey came on September 11, when Ankara decided... “restrictive measures” against Turkey also influenced Ankara’s decision. However, Turkey has also managed
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Turkey friction looms as Greece and Albania opt for ICJ route, Lavrov visits Athens
PoliticsForeign Policytheir concern regarding Ankara’s unwillingness to respond positively to numerous diplomatic efforts... that Greece, along with other European partners, was caught by surprise when Ankara decided to renew... that Albania has special relations with Turkey. It is also a message to Ankara that addressing the ICJ
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Newsletter 282 -29/01/2021
After friction, Turkey talks resume Athens & Ankara relaunch discussions but ex-PM Samaras deviates... Athens and Ankara, culminating in an extremely difficult summer that was marked by friction... of the continental shelf and of the Exclusive Economic Zone.” This statement is perhaps his direct reply to all
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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign PolicyAbdel Fattah el-Sisi is the most recent blow to the narrative Ankara is trying to establish through... and the Exclusive Economic Zone when there is a relevant agreement with Libya. The same diplomatic... relations with Turkey as Ankara did not react to Athens extending to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea
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Attention turns to next steps in solidifying Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policythat have led Athens and Ankara to the brink of war three times in the past 50 years. The six-hour... shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone in the Aegean to the ICJ, with Erdogan stressing that both sides... dialogue has as its final milestone the visit of Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ankara in April
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Athens ponders Syria shake-up with particular focus on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policynot necessarily believe that Ankara is the biggest winner in the aftermath of Assad’s fall. However... Leyen is to visit Ankara on Tuesday to hold talks with Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The EU does not have... Meanwhile, in Athens and Ankara, diplomatic delegations are currently working on the procedural
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Deteriorating ties with Libya become pressing challenge for Greek diplomacy
PoliticsForeign Policyis orchestrated by Ankara as it seeks to assert its influence in the North African country. It was only... Zone/continental shelf and that Greece and Egypt do not have any sovereign rights within the Turkey... Ankara has claimed on maritime zones in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, with the aim
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