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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication The diplomatic incident that took place last Thursday morning at Tripoli airport has stoked a new crisis in the already strained Greek-Libyan relations.
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal Last week Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the initiation of seismic surveys to locate potential natural gas reserves in two offshore blocks southwest of the Peloponnese peninsula and the island of Crete.
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Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters The interview given by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to ANT-1 TV on Monday did not only focus on the surveillance scandal, but also revealed how Athens intends to respond to Ankara’s attempt to contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum.
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Athens content with Scholz's first visit, looks for US backing on Libya Athens appears satisfied with the results of the first visit to Greece by Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his clear position regarding Turkey.
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Turkish missile test adds to complexity of defence assessment in Athens Athens is assessing the news that Turkey test-fired a locally made, short-range ballistic missile over the Black Sea on Tuesday, as Bloomberg revealed.
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Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves The ongoing tension between Greece and Turkey also permeated to other capitals last week, suggesting that the situation will drag on until elections will take place in both countries, sometime next year.
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ND sees limited political threats on path to next year's elections The government reportedly sees the energy crisis and relations with Turkey as the two crucial political issues for the months ahead, apparently believing that the worst is over as far as the wiretapping affair is concerned, although developments on that issue have not stopped despite the parliamentary inquiry wrapping up proceedings on Friday.
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Athens expects tension with Turkey to drag on as chances of talks fade The government in Athens has become certain that the acrimonious situation with Turkey will last at least until elections take place in the neighbouring country.
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Mitsotakis counters Erdogan claims at UN, makes case for cooperation In his address to the 77th United Nations General Assembly last Friday, Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose to point out the benefits of a peaceful and cooperative atmosphere between Greece and Turkey, but also to draw his government’s red lines vis a vis Turkey’s revisionist policies, making it clear that security, stability, and territorial integrity are non-negotiable for Athens.
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Athens responds to Erdogan's accusations as Mitsotakis readies UN address Greece and Turkey are using the platform available to them at the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York to put under the spotlight their outstanding differences on several issues and to exchange longstanding accusations at the highest international level.