Diplomacy
Diplomacy
What Positions Did World Powers Take in the Greek War of Independence?
The Greek Revolution, also known as the Greek War of Independence, which lasted approximately from 1821 to 1830, was a foundational event in the history of modern Greece. This war, which is also known simply as "the Revolution" amongst...
Diplomacy
Greece and Turkey Vow to Build on Positive Momentum
Greece and Turkey reiterated their joint commitment to build on the existing positive momentum during a meeting of foreign ministry officials on Monday in Ankara.
The meeting between Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish counterpart Burak Akcapar...
Diplomacy
Sweden Officially Becomes a Member of NATO
Sweden, a historically neutral country, has officially become the thirty-second member of NATO and the second country to join the Western military alliance since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Stockholm's ratification process was finally completed in Washington today, on...
Diplomacy
Investments in Greece Discussed During Prime Minister’s Visit to Qatar
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, on Saturday in Doha.
Business
Mitsotakis Touts Greece as Attractive Investment Destination for India
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted the investment opportunities now offered by Greece to India during a speech in Mumbai on Thursday.
Addressing the Greek-Indian business forum held on the last of his two-day visit to India, Mitsotakis assured Indian businesspersons...
Diplomacy
Greece Is India’s Gateway to the EU, Mitsotakis Says in New Delhi
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis highlighted the importance of Greece in India's efforts to get closer to the EU during his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.
He emphasized that thanks to the India-Middle East-Europe...
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Greece, India to Strengthen ‘Strategic Partnership’ in Mitsotakis Visit
The PM of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be on a two-day state visit to India beginning on February 21, 2024. The last prime ministerial visit from Greece to India took place in 2008.
India-Greece relations were elevated to a “strategic...
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Greece’s Foreign Minister Addresses the UN Security Council
The Foreign Minister of Greece George Gerapetritis addressed the UN Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that the world needs a new vision of "global solidarity and intergenerational sustainability."
His speech comes as Greece is intensifying its efforts to win a...
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Greece in Diplomatic Drive to Win UN Security Council Seat
Greece is intensifying its efforts to win a seat as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2025-2026 term.
To this effect, Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis is visiting New York on Monday and Tuesday, the Ministry...
Diplomacy
Geopolitical Threats and Opportunities for Greece in 2024
Greece will be presented with diverse geopolitical threats and opportunities in 2024. To say that the world stage last year was eventful would be an understatement, so there is little doubt that the course of foreign affairs will again...
Diplomacy
Greece in Solidarity With Armenia Offers Aid to Nagorno-Karabakh Refugees
Greece will offer aid to Armenia's refugees of Nagorno-Karabakh who were displaced by Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Wednesday in Yerevan.
Greece “will soon support a program that will fund the forcibly displaced persons of Nagorno-Karabakh, to meet...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis – Blinken Agree on Further Defense Cooperation
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed to further defense cooperation between the two nations on Saturday.
The two officials met at the home of the Greek PM in Chania, Crete to discussed Greek-American...
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US Secretary of State Blinken to Visit Greece on Saturday
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a visit to Greece on Saturday where he will meet PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as part of a tour in the wider region from January 4 to 11.
The meeting will take place...
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Turkey to Block British Mine-Destroying Ships From Reaching Ukraine
Turkey will not allow two minehunter ships donated to Ukraine by Britain to pass through to the Black Sea.
Minehunter Ships to Ukraine to Be Blocked
Last month, Britain announced it would transfer two Royal Navy minehunter ships to the Ukrainian...
Diplomacy
Erdogan Equates Israel With Nazi Germany, Netanyahu Responds
On Wednesday, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan drew parallels between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Adolf Hitler.
Turkey's Attitudes
Erdogan slammed Netanyahu's actions, implying that there is little difference between him and the infamous Nazi leader. He also compared Israel's military actions...