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Greek Foreign Minister in Qatar to Strengthen Relations and Collaboration

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Katrougalos wrapped up his official visit to Qatar on Thursday. The meetings in Qatar were part of the second half of his tour of the Gulf states. Katrougalos was received by Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim...

Turkey Wants to Use S-400 Missiles to ”Shield the Aegean”

Turkey will reportedly use the Russian-made S-400 missiles, which it intends to purchase from Moscow, to ''shield the Aegean'' from the Greek Air Force. This plan is described in a report which appeared in Turkey's Milliyet newspaper last week. According to...

Turning Hagia Sophia into Mosque Requires UNESCO’s Approval, Officials Say

Greek media, citing sources from UNESCO on Wednesday morning, reported that the Paris-based organization has tried to halt Erdogan’s plans to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque. Hagia Sophia, a Byzantine Christian Cathedral until Constantinople’s fall in 1453, is now...

Russia Officially Recognizes North Macedonia’s New Name

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that the country will now officially recognize the Republic of North Macedonia with its new constitutional name. Moscow decided to recognize the country's new name despite its strong disapproval of the Prespa Agreement...

Turkish President Erdogan Claims Aegean Military Exercises Don’t Target Greece

Speaking with Turkey’s Kanal 24 and TV-360 TV stations on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that his country's latest military exercises were not directed against Greece. Erdogan said that ''the Greeks appeared to be frightened of'' the country’s...

President Pavlopoulos Urges Ankara, Skopje And Tirana To Respect European Law

The President of the Republic of Greece, Prokopios Pavlopoulos, is paying a two-day official visit to Montenegro, where he sent a strong message to some of Greece's neighbors on Thursday. Pavlopoulos sent a clear political message from Podgorica, the capital...

Cyprus To Establish General Secretariat on European Affairs

The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus decided on Wednesday to set up a General Secretariat for European Affairs, after adopting a proposal submitted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Christodoulides. The aim of the new Secretariat...

Turkey To Send Second Drilling Vessel in East Mediterranean

The Turkish Energy Minister, Fatih Donmez, in an interview with the Turkish TV on Friday, said that his country is ready to send a second drill-ship outside its national jurisdiction in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey has already caused concerns in...

Tsipras Releases Video in Support of Prespa Agreement

The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, uploaded a video on Monday evening on his personal Facebook page which shows his support of the Prespa Agreement. ''The time has come to see the real facts about the Prespa Agreement'', Tsipras wrote...

US to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo, Foreign Minister Christodoulides Says

The Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicos Christodoulides referred to the prospect of the  Republic of Cyprus buying arms from the United States in the near future. Speaking with the Associated Press on Friday, he said that ''the U.S. will...