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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.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Mitsotakis heads to Washington with defence, energy and investment at top of agenda Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis begins a two-day visit to the USA on Monday, a trip that is taking place during a crucial time due to geopolitical challenges generated by the war in Ukraine but also for Southeast Europe.
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington In a highly symbolic move aimed at underlining the determination of Balkan countries to find alternatives to Russian gas, the Prime Ministers of Greece, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia will meet on Tuesday in the northeastern Greek city of Alexandroupolis.
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PoliticsForeign Policy Effort to keep Greek-Turkish ties on even keel put under stress The unofficial moratorium for calm relations between Greece and Turkey agreed recently by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under strain over the last couple of days.