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Government tries to steer agenda to defence and economy amid mixed messaging on Syria Having survived a censure motion over Tempe on Friday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is attempting to turn the focus back on areas where he believes New Democracy has the upper hand over its rivals, including the economy and defence.
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Greece makes first contact with new Syrian leader as PM chases up missile issue in Paris Greece has decided to take its first steps towards building close ties with a post-Assad Syria.
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Greece looks to cultivate ties with Egypt and Israel while keeping eye on Turkey's role in Syria The trilateral summit due to be held in Cairo on January 8 will host the leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt and takes place at a critical moment for developments in the Middle East.
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Athens ponders Syria shake-up with particular focus on Turkey Athens is assessing how it should react to developments in Syria after insurgents led by HTS toppled Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, triggering changes in the broader geopolitical landscape.
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges The dramatic situation in Syria will be one of the issues that will top the agenda for the meeting Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis is due to hold with new EU Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica in Brussels.
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Middle East escalation prompts government concerns about migration The government in Athens is taking stock of its migrant reception facilities as the broadening of the conflict in the Middle East threatens a new wave of displacements in the region.
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Erdogan meeting tops busy agenda for Mitsotakis at UNGA The meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday is expected to be the highlight of the Greek PM’s visit to New York, where he will hold several meetings on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly.
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PoliticsForeign Policy Athens fears Middle East instability, joins others to push for change in EU's Syria policy Athens is monitoring with concern the latest developments in the Middle East in the aftermath of the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, a development Greece fears could inflame tensions in the already-fraught region and wipe out any fragile hopes of achieving a ceasefire in the Gaza war.
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan keep ties on even keel despite ongoing differences A rather uneventful meeting took place on Monday in Ankara between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan – an indication that both sides are determined to maintain the positive mood that has been established over the last year.
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Greece firms up participation in Red Sea mission, rules out sending troops to Ukraine Athens has ruled out any possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron raised the prospect last week.