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Diplomacy
Greece Will Not Be Bullied, Greek PM Tells UN Assembly
Greek PM Mitsotakis emphasized at the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday that "Greece will not be bullied!"
In his speech, the Greek PM slammed Turkish claims over the sovereignty of Greece's islands and called them "baseless and...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Condemns Russia’s Invasion to Ukraine in UN Speech
Greek PM Mitsotakis gave a message of hope to the international community against the threat of Russia in his address to the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday.
In his speech to the UN, Mitsotakis said: "We don't...
Diplomacy
Turkey Cannot Bully Greece, PM Mitsotakis Says
Nobody can bully Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday referring to Turkey's accusations.
Speaking at a dinner in his honor by organizations of diaspora Greeks in New York, where he is attending the United Nations General Assembly meeting,...
Diplomacy
President Biden Blasts Russia for “Illegal and Reckless” War
President Biden rebuked Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and called the invasion "illegal and reckless" during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.
“A permanent member of the United Nations Security Council invaded his neighbor, attempted to...
Diplomacy
Erdogan at UN: “Greece Commits Crimes Against Humanity”
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in one of his most horrific verbal attacks yet accused Greece of crimes against humanity during his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Erdogan accused Greece of intentionally drowning babies and...
Greek News
UN General Assembly Kicks Off Under the Shadow of Russia’s Invasion
World leaders are descending on New York for the 77th UN General Assembly that kicks off on Tuesday where Russia's invasion of Ukraine is expected to dominate proceedings.
"The General Assembly is meeting at a time of great peril," UN...
Environment
US Federal Agencies Announce New Plan to Adapt to Climate Change
Over 20 federal agencies came forward on Thursday with new plans to adapt their operations to the scale of climate change.
The plans were published by multiple agencies, including the departments of Defense, Agriculture, Energy, Homeland Security and Transportation. The...
Cyprus
Mitsotakis Says Turkey is Ignoring UN Resolutions on Cyprus in Speech
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the UN General Assembly in New York City today.
Mitsotakis opened his address by speaking about the COIVD-19 pandemic. The PM particularly praised Europe, saying that European countries lead the way with vaccination efforts,...
Cyprus
Cyprus President Accuses Turkey of Playing Victim in UN Address
In a hard-hitting speech before the UN on Friday, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades accused Turkey of audaciously passing itself off as the victim regarding its history with Cyprus.
The failure to implement UN resolutions are responsible for allowing Turkey the...
Ancient Greece
Boris Johnson Wants to Be “Boreas,” the Ancient Greek God of North Wind
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson dedicated his address at the UN General Assembly to climate change, and gave a nod to the ancient Greek god Boreas while doing so.
Johnson said that "We have put in great forests of beautiful...