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Kissinger Owed an Apology to Greece and Cyprus
A year before Henry Kissinger's death Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute wrote a polemic calling on him to apologize to Greece and Cyprus over his role during the Turkish invasion of 1974.
Writing in the...
Diplomacy
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...
Diplomacy
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...
Greek News
Greece, Turkey Agree Confidence-Building Measures in the Aegean
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...
Diplomacy
Athens Outlines Six Principles in Greece-Turkey Relations
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...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Heroes’ Busts Adorn Village in Turkey
Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired the citizens of a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their main square. Tevfikiye, is located 1 km away from the archaeological site of ancient...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis to Meet Erdogan in New York on September 20
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 20, his office announced on Thursday.
The last time the two leaders met was...
Cyprus
American Deterrence, Not Appeasement, is Needed in Cyprus
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America historically has shown favor towards Turkey more so than Greece or Cyprus in the region due to the geographic importance of Turkey. Now is the time for America to treat Turkish aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean the same...
Diplomacy
Greece, Turkey Speak of ‘New and Positive Era’ in Ties
Turkey has entered a new and positive era in its relations with Greece, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday at a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart Giorgos Gerapetritis in Ankara.
“Ankara and Athens have differences of opinion...
Greek News
Greek, Turkish Forces Participate in NATO Exercise
Greek and Turkish naval and air forces participated in a NATO exercise that took place last week in the Mediterranean.
The Neptune Strike 23-2 exercise involved fighter jets from three different nations and was commanded from Standing NATO Maritime Group...