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Blinken visit highlights Greece's growing role as key regional partner Amid the geopolitical turmoil in Europe due to the war in Ukraine, the US sees Greece as a pivotal ally and partner within NATO and beyond, in Southeast Europe.
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Blinken visits Athens as opportunity emerges for thaw in Greek-Turkish relations For the first time since taking over at the State Department in Washington, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is to visit Greece this Tuesday following his trips to Germany and Turkey.
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Athens prepares for Blinken visit, hopeful of Libya shifting position Athens appears ready to begin talks on the delimitation of sea zones with the government that will be formed following elections in Libya.
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Athens content with Scholz's first visit, looks for US backing on Libya Athens appears satisfied with the results of the first visit to Greece by Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his clear position regarding Turkey.
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US amendment on Turkish jets adds new factor in Athens-Ankara ties The US House of Representatives approved last Thursday an amendment to the annual defence spending bill that restricts the sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernisation tools to Turkey unless the US president decided such a transfer is in America’s national interests.
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Athens bracing for fresh tension with Turkey, sends letter to UN Greece and Turkey at odds again, and trapped in the vicious circle of unresolved issues in the Aegean Sea.
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Overflights spat marks resumption of Greek-Turkish tension Tension between Greece and Turkey is brewing again in the Aegean. Athens strongly condemned the incursion of two Turkish fighter jets within 2.5 nautical miles of Alexandroupolis on Friday.
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington Greek officials seem very satisfied with the results of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s trip to Washington, which gave the Greek leader an opportunity to raise a wide range of issues.
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Mitsotakis underlines geopolitical and ideological links between Greece and US Government officials were in buoyant mood on Wednesday after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrapped up his visit to Washington, following up his meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday with a speech to Congress on Tuesday.
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PM hopes to return from Biden talks with spring in his step Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to Washington started on a cordial note, giving the government in Athens some positive news on the international scene after a bruising few weeks struggling to contain the cost-of-living crisis at home.