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PM wades in on Turkey dispute as Covid-19 threat grows at home Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first public intervention in the Aegean dispute with Turkey on Wednesday as the threat from a growing coronavirus outbreak at home escalated.
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Athens hoping EU diplomatic drive will defuse latest Aegean crisis Greece is stepping up its diplomatic efforts in the hope of securing a united European reaction to Turkey’s action in the Aegean as the Oruc Reis research vessel continued its activity in the area.
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Athens treads tightrope as Turkish research vessel sails in Aegean Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to speak to Greece’s political leaders on Tuesday to update them on the latest developments in the ongoing spat with Turkey over maritime boundaries.
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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs Greece and Egypt signed an agreement on Thursday designating an exclusive economic zone in the Eastern Mediterranean, amid heightened tensions with Turkey over natural resources in the region.
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Athens treads fine line as talks with Ankara beckon following Aegean stand-off Just a few days following Turkey’s decision to abstain from seismic research in disputed areas in the Aegean as a gesture of goodwill that could facilitate the beginning of discussions between Athens and Ankara, the situation does not look straightforward and the Greek side is facing difficult decisions.
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Turkey's Aegean moratorium eases tension as Berlin tries to foster talks Turkey has decided to suspend for the time being planned research for oil and gas reserves in areas of the Aegean that Greece felt incorporated its continental shelf, which triggered a military stand-off over the past few days.
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Greece on alert over Turkish maritime plans, senses EU backing Athens is on alert after Turkey announce plans, via a NAVTEX advisory on Tuesday, for a seismic survey south and east of the Greek island of Kastellorizo between July 21 and August 2.
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations Turkey’s top court decided on Friday to annul a 1934 law that had made the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul a museum, sparking a flurry of diplomatic activity and likely complication relations between Athens and Ankara.
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Mitsotakis-Erdogan call seen as first step to possible thaw in relations The telephone call last Friday between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen by diplomatic sources in Athens as a first step for both sides to overcome the dead-end to which the recent lack of communication had been leading.
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Visit to Cairo underlines Greek aims to reach maritime deal with Egypt Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’s visit to Egypt on Thursday was designed to display the political will and intention of the Greek side to accelerate and intensify talks with Cairo on the delimitation of sea zones.