Mangoush is essentially considered a “persona non grata” by Athens after she signed another outlandish MoU with Erdogan-led Turkey last month in Tripoli, on behalf of the Government of National Unity
According to a press release by the ministry in Athens, Dendias will accompany a cache of Covid-19 vaccines donated by Greece
Greek side has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from the onset and will not recognize the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories
The Maltese-flagged ship “Nautical Geo” has over the last days been conducting research east of Crete in the framework of charting the course of the EastMed pipeline,
Close Greek-Cypriot co-ordination to address Turkish provocation expected to be at the heart of current contacts by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Nicosia
The bilateral negotiations process is intimately connected with EU-Turkey relations and Ankara by all accounts hopes to be remunerated for its good behaviour.
Turkey's continuous efforts to distort reality, as well as its claims alleging lack of protection of these citizens’ rights or discrimination, are unfounded and are rejected in their entirety.
The question that arises is what is to be done from now on? Will the effort to normalise Greek-Turkish relations continue or will it be nipped in the bud?
The foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece clashed openly on Thursday at a joint news conference in Ankara that began with hopes of improved relations.
Dendias’ talks with Cavusoglu and Erdogan will take place in the shadow of a recent barrage of hostile statements from the Turkish leadership.
'I am willing to meet with my Turkish counterpart and friend Mevlut Cavusoglu, but of course such a meeting must be held in a suitable climate for it to be meaningful,” said Nikos Dendias.
On the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, Dendias declared that 'despite the relative calm in the past few weeks, the situation remains very volatile'.
The Eastern Mediterranean was high on the agenda of Pompeo’s talks as Greece, the US, France and other nations have slammed Ankara’s military moves in the region, as were Turkish Aegean provocations.
Dendias elaborated on Greece's diplomatic outlook and said that "the consistent stance of Greek foreign policy that Russia is part of the European security framework.
The ministry’s condemnation came just one day after Mitsotakis discussed the regional situation for 20 minutes with US Vice President Mike Pence and following a stern State Department statement criticising Ankara.