Maritime Affairs Minister Christos Stylianides and Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya discussed migration in a phone call on Tuesday.
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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.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has voiced optimism that the historic Halki Seminary would reopen soon, indicating that efforts to this end are moving rapidly.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan “instructed their foreign ministers to examine whether conditions are suitable for discussions to begin on the delineation of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone,” Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said, following the two leaders’ meeting.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis highlighted Greece’s significant diplomatic presence during the 79th UN General Assembly in New York.
Greece sees a “window of opportunity” to demarcate maritime zones with Turkey, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly. However, he expressed pessimism about the prospects of resolving the division of Cyprus.
North Macedonia’s conservative prime minister has reacted angrily to reports that his country’s troubled European Union accession bid hit a new hurdle because of a dispute with neighboring EU member Bulgaria.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his support for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, in a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, Najib Mikati, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Cyprus’ president said on Wednesday he was ready to immediately resume reunification talks over the ethnically divided island, urging regional rival Turkey to also engage in the effort.
Greece will urge the EU to provide medical treatment to injured Lebanese citizens, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis told his Lebanese counterpart at a meeting in New York, according to the Greek foreign ministry.
Greece and Turkey will explore whether they can start talks aimed at demarcating their maritime zones, Greece’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
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