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  • Photo by Andrea Bonetti/Fosphotos Tsipras, Erdogan pledge to keep talking amid tension in Aegean

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    Another violation of Greece’s territorial waters by two Turkish military boats off the coast of Agathonisi this week has prompted a reaction from Athens in the ongoing tension in the Aegean between the two neighbours.

  • Photo by Andrea Bonetti/Fosphotos Ankara directs ire at Athens over ruling on soldiers as Cyprus talks drift

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    Turkey’s Foreign Ministry blamed “political motives” for a decision this week by a Council of Appeals’ Court Judges in Athens to block to block the second extradition request for Turkish soldiers who fled to northern Greece after the attempted July 15 coup.

  • Photo by Andrea Bonetti/Fosphotos New attempt to get Cyprus talks back on track

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    Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades is to meet with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutteres in New York on Wednesday in an apparent move to seek ways for the stalled talks to begin again soon.

  • Photo by MacroPolis Kotzias visit to Washington still leaves some doubts about US stance

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    A trip by Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to Washington this week provided an opportunity for the Greek government to exchange views with the US administration but did not necessarily clear up the doubts about Washington’s stance on a range of issues that are of particular interest to Athens.

  • Photo by Andrea Bonetti/Fosphotos All-round concern about Greek-Turkish tension in run-up to referendum

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    Diplomatic sources and analysts are concerned about a possible escalation of tension in the Aegean as Turkey heads for a referendum on April 16 that would pave the way for the introduction of an executive presidency to replace the existing parliamentary system and the abolition of the office of Prime Minister among other institutional changes.

  • Cyprus talks take a buffeting as leaders fall out

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    The climate between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders deteriorated dramatically last Wednesday when a meeting was cancelled after Mustafa Akinci refused to attend. Akinci also cancelled this week's meeting and decided to attend the Islamic Conference next week, leaving no room for the United Nations to take new initiatives to host another meeting of the two leaders in the coming days.

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