The recent press conference by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara underscored another major difference separating the two countries, and this is their stance towards Israel.
Despite publicly expressing some of their differing approaches on bilateral as well as global issues, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remained focused on the relatively robust process of dialogue that has been established in the last year and is confirmed by the periodic meetings of the two leaders themselves and the regular consultations between ministers and officials.
It’s been a constant theme of past decades but the situation has dramatically deteriorated during the last 10 years as the economic crisis took its toll.
Developments at Columbia University and other campuses in the United States and the arrest of protesting students cannot but cause alarm – regardless of whether or not one agrees with their point of view – about the freedom of speech.
The already difficult US-Turkey relationship has entered an even more delicate phase with the cancellation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington.
As a strategic partner of Israel, and also a country with traditional ties with the Muslim world, Greece, a NATO and European Union member in close proximity to the Middle East, is monitoring the latest developments in the region and is ready to play any role that may be deemed necessary.
For the first time in years, there is concern in the Greek diaspora, among many of its members in Washington at least, about political developments in Greece.
This year New Democracy, Greece’s ruling party, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As the main political force of the center right, ND had been at the forefront of re-establishing democracy in 1974, under the leadership of Konstantinos Karamanlis.
On Thursday, President Joe Biden will host a ceremony at the White House celebrating Greek independence. Some have questioned the usefulness of these annual gatherings, claiming that they lack substance and serve only public relations purposes.
By enlisting the help of the FBI – as announced recently – Cyprus is making an effort to deal with the problem of corruption that has been a blight on the country’s reputation for so many years.
On numerous occasions Greece’s main political parties have expressed their intention to send their “best and brightest” as their representatives to the European Parliament.
The looming rise of the far right in Greece is attracting the interest of foreign observers who follow the country, mainly due to the far right’s approach toward major geopolitical developments. Recently, for understandable reasons, attention has been focused on the leftist main opposition SYRIZA, with the election of its new leader, the internal upheavals, […]