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Optimism in Athens as Cyprus talks move into delicate phase
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Cyprus issue has entered a critical phase ahead of a new round of talks between Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland, this coming Sunday.
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Athens digests Trump victory, sees economic complications
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government is digesting the unexpected result of the US elections, which is particularly inopportune for Athens as the current US President Barack Obama is due to visit Greece next week.
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Cyprus talks enter crucial stage as Greece makes position clear on guarantees
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Cyprus reunification talks are due to enter a crucial stage next month as the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci, have agreed to begin negotiations on the sensitive “territory” chapter.
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Athens mulls Erdogan comment on Aegean islands, sees Cyprus talks dragging on
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been mulling over the implications of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent questioning of the Lausanne Treaty, which appeared to question Greek sovereignty in the Aegean.
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Athens pleased with UN talks, Cyprus deal seen taking time
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government believes Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s participation in the recent 71st United Nations General Assembly was successful as the issues the Greek delegation wanted to promote were discussed during talks the premier held on the sidelines of the gathering.
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Athens briefed as talks on Cyprus reunification intensify
PoliticsForeign PolicyUnited Nations special adviser on the Cyprus issue Espen Barth Eide visited Athens this week to brief Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on the progress made during last month's intensive talks between the two leaders in Cyprus.
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign PolicyAn unofficial meeting between the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers on Crete on Sunday culminated in message of support for Turkey’s European prospects.
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Optimism for Cyprus solution abounds but talks at delicate phase
PoliticsForeign PolicyA visit by European Parliament president Martin Schulz to Cyprus on Wednesday added to the sense that the EU is holding out high hopes for a successful conclusion to the island’s reunification talks this year.
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Gas provides Greece, Cyprus and Israel chance to bolster ties
PoliticsForeign PolicyA trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel in Nicosia last week marks the beginning of formal cooperation between the three countries.
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Greece's 2016 diplomatic agenda begins with talks on Cyprus and name issue
PoliticsForeign PolicyUnited Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide made the first official visit of 2016 to the Greek Foreign Ministry last week for talks with Nikos Kotzias, perhaps indicating that the Cyprus issue will be one of Athens’s priorities in the months to come.