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US Secretary of State Pompeo Hails EastMed Pipeline at Trilateral Summit
The Leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Israel met in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, during the sixth Trilateral Greece-Cyprus-Israel Summit, which was also attended by the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
The Prime Ministers of Greece and Israel, Alexis Tsipras...
Diplomacy
US Secretary of State Pompeo Attends Greece-Cyprus-Israel Summit in Jerusalem
The Sixth Trilateral Cyprus-Greece-Israel Summit begins in Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon. The aim of the meeting is to further the development of energy resources and security in the eastern Mediterranean. The conference will also include the participation of the United...
Cyprus
Greece, Cyprus, Israel Summit in Nicosia on Diaspora Coordination
Greece, Cyprus and Israel held their third trilateral meeting in Nicosia on Monday, to evaluate actions aiming to coordinate their respective diasporas.
Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Terence Quick, Presidential Commissioner for Overseas Cypriots Fotis Fotiou, and Jewish Agency Chairman Natan...
Greece
EU Summit on Refugee Issue Positive for Greece, Gov't Sources Say
The first day of the European Union summit on the refugee crisis was positive for Greece, according to a government source.
The 28 state leaders recognized the progress Greece has made in dealing with the refugee flows and particularly on the...
Greece
Greece to Call a Summit on Refugees Issue with the Participation of Merkel, Erdogan
Greece will call a mini trilateral summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the refugees issue, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said in an interview with Mega TV late on Sunday.
"We will take...
Cyprus
Cypriot President and Greek Prime Minister Discuss Politics Ahead of Refugee Summit in Malta
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades briefed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the results of his meetings in Jordan, on Thursday. The two leaders had this discussion, during a meeting they had in Malta, addressing the current phase of the...
Business
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt to Hold Summit Over EEZ and Regional Security Matters
A summit between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Nicosia, aiming to develop trade and investment relations between the three countries, as well as continue negotiations on the demarcation of borders and gas fields....
Energy
Greece, Israel, Cyprus to Link Powergrids via Undersea Cable
Greece Israel and Cyprus signed an initial agreement to build the world’s longest underwater power cable to link their electrical grids.
Cyprus
Maritime Accord with Egypt an Example for All East Med, Greek PM Says
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the recent accord with Egypt on maritime boundaries on Wednesday, stressing that the agreement is a good illustration of how other regional problems can be solved.
Mitsotakis met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...
Diplomacy
Greek PM Vows to Keep Border Tightly Closed as Erdogan Refuses Meeting
Greece will allow no one to illegally cross onto its territory, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed on Tuesday as he toured Alexandroupolis and other border towns in Evros, close to the Turkish border.
"Our morale is high and we are...
Diplomacy
Greece, Cyprus, Egypt Condemn ''Unlawful'' Turkish Drilling
Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece condemned on Tuesday the ''unlawful and unacceptable'' bid by Turkey to drill inside waters where Cyprus has exclusive economic rights.
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi hosted a trilateral summit with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister...
Cyprus
Turkey Accuses Athens; Issues Multiple NAVTEXes off Greece and Cyprus
Hami Aksoy, the Spokesperson for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, issued an angry statement against Athens and Nicosia on Saturday evening following the recent meeting held between the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Cyprus, and Egypt in New York.
The...
Diplomacy
Greece Concerned About Turkey's "Destabilizing Role"
Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis expressed concern over Turkey's destabilizing role in the eastern Mediterranean at a speech in Washington on Thursday.
Addressing the the eighth annual "EU Defence Policy Forum 2019" at the United States Institute of Peace, the...
Cyprus
US Secretary of State to Attend Meeting of Greece, Cyprus and Israel
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be taking part in the next trilateral meeting between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday.
“US interest in taking part in the trilateral summit between Cyprus, Greece,...
Cyprus
Cyprus-Greece-Israel Partnership is "Open" to Other Countries
The partnership between Cyprus, Greece and Israel is not exclusive and the three countries welcome cooperation with other like-minded parties, Israel's ambassador to Cyprus stated on Monday.
Speaking ahead of the next trilateral summit, Ambassador Shmuel Revel told the Cyprus...