Addressing the current state of Greek-Turkish relations, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered cautious optimism while emphasizing ongoing challenges during an interview with Mega TV.
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Turkey has yet to condemn Iran’s recent missile strikes on Israel, instead warning that continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon could spark a regional war.
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will meet for dinner in New York on October 15, a UN spokesman says.
Iran’s attack against Israel on Tuesday with 180 missiles – most of which were intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome and other additional antiballistic systems – showed how useful and urgently needed such an advanced defense system is.
The government’s top decision-making body for foreign affairs and defense matters has met in an extraordinary session to assess the latest developments in the Middle East and to discuss plans to evacuate Greeks from Lebanon.
The Crisis Management Unit of the Greek Foreign Ministry was activated on Wednesday to assist Greek citizens wishing to leave Lebanon due to the escalating crisis in the region.
The European Commission has condemned Iran’s missile attack on Israel and called for a ceasefire at the Lebanon-Israel border and in Gaza, along with the release of Israeli hostages.
Greece has “strongly condemned” an Iranian ballistic missile attack on Israel Tuesday and called for an immediate de-escalation in the Middle East.
Greece will continue to spearhead the integration of Western Balkan states into the European Union, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis confirmed during a ministerial meeting in Berlin, part of the “Berlin Process.”
Maritime Affairs Minister Christos Stylianides and Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya discussed migration in a phone call on Tuesday.
In hindsight, it is clear that Israel’s booby-trapping Hezbollah’s pagers and walkie-talkies was not just a show of force, a message that it had penetrated deep into the organization.
The President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, is visiting Nicosia following an invitation from Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides to attend the celebrations for the 64th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Republic of Cyprus.
The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey have been tasked with discussing maritime boundaries and the delimitation of continental shelves, following last week’s brief yet pivotal meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Greek tourists and business travelers visiting China for short stays will no longer need a visa beginning October 15.
A meeting of the Greece-Turkey High-Level Cooperation Council could take place in early 2025, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said.
Western nations are weighing their options on how to safely get nationals out of Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out, diplomats said, with Cyprus and possibly Turkey seen as offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of people.
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