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Full Text of the Friendship Declaration Between Greece, Turkey

Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed on Thursday a joint declaration pledging to maintain good and friendly neighbourly relations at the 5th meeting of the High-Level Cooperation Council held in Athens on Thursday afternoon. The full...

Mitsotakis, Erdogan Sign Friendship Declaration Between Greece and Turkey

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a friendship declaration between Greece and Turkey in Athens on Thursday in a symbolic move that confirms the warming of relations between the two nations. The declaration commits both countries "to...

Greece Expects Mitsotakis-Erdogan Summit to Focus on Positive Agenda

Greece is expecting that the meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday in Athens will focus on advancing a positive agenda in relations with Turkey, the government spokesman said. "We are looking forward to another significant step...

King Charles Wears Greek Flag Tie as He Meets Rishi Sunak

King Charles was recently seen wearing a Greek flag tie at the COP28 summit in Dubai. The gesture comes amid recent disagreements between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the Parthenon Sculptures. King Charles,...

British Museum Says Talks With Greece on Parthenon Marbles Continue

The British Museum insisted the diplomatic feud that erupted between Sunak and Mitsotakis in recent days wouldn’t stop long-running talks over the future of the Parthenon Marbles. British Museum Chair George Osborne said talks can continue "whether or not ...

Russia Labels Parthenon Sculptures in British Museum as “Colonial Theft”

The representative of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, called the presence of Greek Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum a manifestation of the colonial tradition of theft. During a recent briefing for media representatives, Zakharova described the situation,...

Sunak’s Snub to Mitsotakis ‘Disrespectful’ to Greece

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to cancel a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis is “unprecedented” and “disrespectful,” the government spokesman in Athens said on Tuesday. “It is not something that is done. We are looking for a precedent...

Sunak Disappoints Mitsotakis After UK PM Cancels Meeting

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis was disappointed by his British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, who canceled their scheduled meeting in London, apparently over the Greek PM's comments on the Parthenon Marbles. "I express my annoyance at the fact that the British Prime...

UK Rules Out Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece

UK's PM Rishi Sunak is unwilling to consider returning the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum to Greece, Downing Street said on Monday. The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet with the PM and opposition leader Keir...

Greece Reportedly Skips Taiwan Events to Avoid Angering China

A recent report by Nikkei Asia alleged that Greece has warned its officials not to attend events organized by Taiwan to avoid angering China. The report cited an email reportedly signed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Papadopoulou asking...

Greece Turkey High-level Cooperation Council To Take Place In Athens

A new meeting of the Greece-Turkey High-level cooperation council (HLCC) has been scheduled for December 7, after a seven-year hiatus.

Greece Hails Israel-Hamas Truce for Hostage Release

Greece, along with several EU countries, hailed the truce announced on Wednesday in Gaza between Israel and Hamas for the release of hostages. This comes as the two sides agreed on a four-day pause in fighting where Hamas will release...

Erdogan: Greece and Turkey Can Solve Differences with Dialogue

Relations between Greece and Turkey can improve and certain differences can be settled through dialogue, without third-party interference, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Speaking at a press briefing on the flight back home from a visit to Berlin, Erdogan...

Mitsotakis-Erdogan Summit Scheduled for Dec. 7 in Athens

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens rather than Thessaloniki, as originally planned, on December 7, it was announced on Tuesday. According to the Foreign Ministry, changing the location of the...

Greece ‘Ready’ to Participate in Sea Corridor of Aid to Gaza

Greece is ready to participate in a sea corridor that would offer humanitarian aid to the besieged population of Gaza, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday. The Greek Premier participated in the international conference for aid to Gaza organized...