Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said Turkey and Greece are experiencing a “positive period” in relations, adding that his country strives for peaceful solutions.
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Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler has reiterated Turkey’s resolve to protect its rights within the so-called Blue Homeland region.
The remains of recently identified Greek soldiers were killed on duty in Cyprus from 1963 to 1974 have been returned to their families.
The European Union’s diplomacy chief Josep Borell said on Tuesday that the joint Greek-Polish proposal for a joint air defense shield makes sense but expressed concerns on how it will work and how it will be financed.
Greece will go ahead with plans to create a marine park in the Aegean Sea despite objections from Turkey, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday in an interview, during which he also addressed lingering diplomatic tensions with Balkan neighbors Albania and North Macedonia.
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias met in Athens on Monday with a delegation of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, headed by President Ivo Daalder and Hellenic American Leadership Council Executive Director Endy Zemenides.
Amid a new Russian offensive on various fronts in Ukraine, Athens is examining a list of old and newer requests from Kyiv for military aid from the reserves of the Hellenic Armed Forces.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Polish counterpart Donald Tusk have called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to spearhead the creation of a European air defense shield financed by the European Union.
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias described Turkey’s long-term attitude toward Greece as an existential threat during his address in Parliament on Wednesday which ratified his ministry’s defense innovation bill.
Rebecca Lucas and Stuart Dee join Thanos Davelis to discuss their latest piece in War on the Rocks – “Crowning Achievement? Kaan And The Turkish Defense Industry” – breaking down whether the hype around Turkey’s Kaan fighter jet, which successfully completed its maiden test flight earlier this year, is justified.
Pretty soon, all Special Forces operators will have so-called “loitering munitions” in their backpacks. Ministry of Defense officials are at an advanced stage of talks with their US counterparts to procure Switchblade systems.
In the following 20 days the Greek parliament will be called upon to ratify the US Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the supply of the F-35 fighter jets, Kathimerini understands.
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias dismissed a media report on Thursday claiming that Greece is secretly sending 250 containers of armaments to Ukraine.
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has indicated that Greece considers further bolstering the Hellenic Navy by acquiring additional vessels.
No one believes that in Monday’s meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis there will be any serious progress in the major problems that have accumulated over the last 50 years in bilateral relations.
A few hours before welcoming Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Kathimerini about all the issues pertaining to the two countries’ bilateral relations.
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