confidence building measures

The long-stalled military confidence-building measures between Greece and Turkey resumed on Monday in Ankara. Delegations from both countries' defense ministries, as well as civilian officials, focused on crucial measures to be implemented in the Aegean region, which has long been...

Greek National Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis announced on Wednesday that Greece and Turkey have agreed on a series of confidence-building measures (CBMs) to be implemented during 2019-2020 by the next Greek government. After meeting his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar at...

George Katrougalos, Greece's Foreign Minister, gave an interview to THEMA radio station on Thursday, during which he sent a clear and direct message to Turkey. When asked what Greece will do if Ankara brings any of its drilling ships inside the...

High-ranking Turkish military officials arrived in Athens on Monday to participate in talks with their Greek counterparts and diplomats representing the two countries. The talks are expected to last until Friday. The meetings between the delegations of the two countries are part...

In his UNFICYP report, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praises the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, for the genuine progress they have made in the...

Delegates from Greece and the Former Yugoslav Repubic of Macedonia (FYROM) held a new round of talks on confidence-building measures in Athens on June 13, on the basis of an agreement reached by the two sides on June 24,...