Foreign Policy
Greece and Turkey move ahead with talks on Confidence Building Measures
Delegations from Greece and Turkey discussing Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) are due to meet at the Ministry of Defence in Athens on Monday.
Ankara's reaction to marine parks proposal highlights obstacles to Greek-Turkish dialogue
Ankara has revived its claims over the so-called 'grey zones' in the Aegean following Greece's intention to establish two marine parks, one in the Aegean Sea, which will include several islets.
Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold talks with focus on short- and medium-term aims
Athens foresees a smooth continuation of the next steps of the roadmap that has defined the ongoing Greek-Turkish dialogue, especially after the assurances it has received from the Turkish side that there will be no change in Ankara's stance following the heavy defeat of the ruling AKP party in the recent municipal elections.
Greek-Albanian deadlock over Beleri case no closer to being resolved
Athens is at an impasse in its relations with Tirana after an Albanian court recently convicted Fredi Beleri, the ethnic Greek mayor-elect of the town of Himara, of vote-buying.
Athens pleased about new EU-Egypt deal, seeks closer ties with Cairo
Greece welcomed the new economic investment and migration pact the European Union signed with Egypt on Sunday, which will be worth 7.4 billion euros to Cairo over the next four years.
Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis
Monday’s meeting in Ankara between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish counterpart Burak Akçapar signals the beginning of a new round of talks between Greece and Turkey within the framework of the political dialogue that was agreed last year by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Greece and Turkey edging forward with political dialogue
Greece and Turkey plan to take the next steps in their political dialogue on 11 March. Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou will meet her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar in Ankara to assess the most difficult issues on the agenda.
Greece firms up participation in Red Sea mission, rules out sending troops to Ukraine
Athens has ruled out any possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel Macron raised the prospect last week.
Athens and Ankara face bumps in the road as they prepare for political dialogue
Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou is due to visit Ankara on March 11 for the second round of Greece’s political dialogue with Turkey. Her talks with her Turkish counterpart Burak Aksapar are also designed to prepare the visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Turkey in May.
Diplomatic and defence developments encourage Athens to seek greater geopolitical role
Athens believes it is in a position to exercise greater geopolitical influence following recent developments in the fields of diplomacy and defence.