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NATO summit also gives PM chance to address issues with neighbours NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington is expected to focus on the war in Ukraine and the increase in the defence budgets of its 32 members, but Athens is poised to address three of its own foreign and bilateral affairs during the sideline meetings.
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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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Foreign policy tops political agenda as relations with Greece's neighbours come under scrutiny Greece’s relations with its immediate neighbours are dominating the country’s political agenda at the start of this week, testing New Democracy’s foreign policy record, which has been one of the government’s strongest cards since coming to power in 2019.
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Athens wary of implications from Erdogan's cancelled trip to Washington The postponement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the White House on May 9 is seen as a move that will likely upend efforts to mend ties after prolonged friction and that will play into the hands of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
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Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures Delegations from Greece and Turkey discussing Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) are due to meet at the Ministry of Defence in Athens on Monday.
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Ankara's reaction to marine parks proposal highlights obstacles to Greek-Turkish dialogue Ankara has revived its claims over the so-called 'grey zones' in the Aegean following Greece's intention to establish two marine parks, one in the Aegean Sea, which will include several islets.
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold talks with focus on short- and medium-term aims Athens foresees a smooth continuation of the next steps of the roadmap that has defined the ongoing Greek-Turkish dialogue, especially after the assurances it has received from the Turkish side that there will be no change in Ankara's stance following the heavy defeat of the ruling AKP party in the recent municipal elections.
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Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis Monday’s meeting in Ankara between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish counterpart Burak Akçapar signals the beginning of a new round of talks between Greece and Turkey within the framework of the political dialogue that was agreed last year by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Greece and Turkey edging forward with political dialogue Greece and Turkey plan to take the next steps in their political dialogue on 11 March. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou will meet her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar in Ankara to assess the most difficult issues on the agenda.
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Athens and Ankara face bumps in the road as they prepare for political dialogue Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou is due to visit Ankara on March 11 for the second round of Greece’s political dialogue with Turkey. Her talks with her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar are also designed to prepare the visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Turkey in May.