earthquake diplomacy

The Foreign Minister of Greece George Gerapetritis outlined on Tuesday six principles that should govern relations with Turkey. Addressing the 'Ellada Meta VII' (Greece Meta VII) conference held in Athens Gerapetritis referred to the rapprochement with Turkey following the catastrophic...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his belief that an upcoming meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will offer Greece and Turkey a chance to improve their bilateral relations and put tensions aside. The meeting is expected to take...

New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his desire to convey a “message of friendship” from Greece to Turkey during his visit to the Dodecanese island of Leros ahead of the June 25 elections. Addressing a crowd of ND supporters...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu extended a letter of congratulation to his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias on March 25, the anniversary of Greek Independence Day. The letter of congratulation emphasized "good neighborly ties" between Greece and Turkey in what may...

Greece and Turkey must preserve the positive climate in their relations following the deadly earthquakes, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview on Thursday. Speaking to Skai TV, Dendias said Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his...

In recent years, relations between Athens and Ankara have arguably reached their lowest point since the two countries nearly went to war in 1995 Imia crisis. However, there are growing hopes that a recent showing of goodwill in the aftermath...

Greece vowed on Monday morning to help Turkey in the aftermath of the massive earthquake that has killed more than 4,500 people so far in the southeast of the country and Syria. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted that "Greece is...