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Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan, hoping to build on recent momentum Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to meet with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York with the primary aim of restoring trust and to build on the positive atmosphere that has been created since the deadly earthquakes last February.
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Beleri case dents Greek-Albanian relations, puts progress on hold The issue of the ethnic Greek Mayor-elect of Himare, Fredi Beleri, who has been held in custody in Albania since May has caused a major setback in Greek-Albanian relations.
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Full agenda, topped by Turkey, for new Foreign Ministry team The new government in Athens faces a number of foreign policy challenges over the coming years.
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PoliticsForeign Policy Greek-Albanian relations take a hit over arrest of ethnic minority politician The detention of a mayoral candidate from the Greek ethnic minority in Albania has raised tension between Athens and Tirana over the past few days.
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Athens hopeful of progress on sea delimitation differences with Albania after FM visit Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’s mini tour of the Western Balkans this week appears to have had a positive impact.
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PM sees progress on lasting dispute with Albania after Tirana visit The issue of the delimitation of maritime zones between Greece and Albania as well as the latter’s EU accession hopes topped the agenda of talks between the two premiers in Tirana, following the EU-Western Balkans Summit in the Albanian capital.
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate Greece was active on the diplomatic front throughout 2021: High-level agreements were signed, while Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited several countries with the aim of forging stronger ties with countries that are significant for Greek interests.
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Athens taking nothing for granted as it waits for talks with Turkey to resume As it awaits a formal invitation from Ankara for the resumption of exploratory talks, Athens is trying to predict Turkey’s next moves.
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Greece extends territorial waters in Ionian, hopes for deal with Albania The last week of 2020 saw Greece moving ahead with the enforcement of its decision to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea.
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Turkey friction looms as Greece and Albania opt for ICJ route, Lavrov visits Athens Athens is trying to use all the diplomatic tools at its disposal to respond to what it sees as Turkish intransigence and aggressiveness in the Eastern Mediterranean.