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Mitsotakis renews call for Turkey to scrap "casus belli" - opposition unimpressed Kyriakos Mitsotakis returned from his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly last week feeling that he had burnished Greece's diplomatic contacts with a range of countries and had stated the country's case clearly vis a vis its ongoing disputes with Turkey, making the trip a success despite the cancellation of his scheduled meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Cancelled leaders' meeting in US emphasises stalemate in Greek-Turkish relations The cancellation of a planned meeting in New York between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the cause of some concern in Athens about whether Ankara might stoke bilateral tension in the weeks ahead.
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PoliticsGreek Politics PM under fire for foreign policy handling after Erdogan snub The last-minute cancellation of a meeting between PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Erdogan of Turkey on the fringes of the UN General Assembly is being read as a snub by opposition parties, who see Erdogan’s prominent position at the gathering as a sign that Athens is losing the diplomatic battle.
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar Just a few days before the meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, Ankara is due to begin this Monday scientific surveys in the Aegean Sea.
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PM hails Chevron bid as vote of confidence amid mixed reactions to TIF package The news that US energy giant Chevron has bid for an exploration license in Greek waters has been celebrated by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a boost to the country’s geopolitical status and a vindication of his administration’s foreign policy.
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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is planning to meet with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York with the aim of maintaining the current stability in relations between the two countries, while reiterating that Ankara needs to abolish its casus belli clause for ties to improve.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Athens seeks talks with Erdogan as Turkey steps up diplomatic activity in region Athens will seek to overcome the stalemate in its political dialogue with Ankara during a meeting that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is aiming to have with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Foreign minister toughens stance as first autumn polls pile pressure on government Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has defended the government’s policy towards Turkey, pledging that Greece will actively defend its territorial rights if the neighbouring country attempts to block a landmark offshore infrastructure project.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Government's foreign policy under scrutiny again following actions by Egypt and Turkey Over the past few weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sought to counter criticism of his government’s foreign policy as overly cautious and lacking assertiveness. However, recent developments involving Egypt and Turkey have once again placed Athens’s diplomatic strategy under the spotlight.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics In his parting shot just before the summer recess, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis turned fire on his predecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed his administration in recent weeks.