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Diplomacy
Full Text of the Friendship Declaration Between Greece, Turkey
On Thursday, Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a joint declaration pledging to maintain good and friendly neighborly relations at the 5th meeting of the High-Level Cooperation Council held in Athens on Thursday afternoon.
The full...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis, Erdogan Sign Friendship Declaration Between Greece and Turkey
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a friendship declaration between Greece and Turkey in Athens on Thursday in a symbolic move that confirms the warming of relations between the two nations.
The declaration commits both countries "to...
Diplomacy
Greece Expects Mitsotakis-Erdogan Summit to Focus on Positive Agenda
Greece is expecting that the meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday in Athens will focus on advancing a positive agenda in relations with Turkey, the government spokesman said.
"We are looking forward to another significant step...
Diplomacy
Erdogan: Greece and Turkey Can Solve Differences with Dialogue
Relations between Greece and Turkey can improve and certain differences can be settled through dialogue, without third-party interference, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
Speaking at a press briefing on the flight back home from a visit to Berlin, Erdogan...
Military
Germany’s Scholz Likely to Block Erdogan’s Fighter Jet Purchase
During their meeting in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to reject Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's request to purchase Eurofighter Typhoon jets. Tensions have escalated due to Turkey's criticism of Israel among other things.
According to Bloomberg, Erdogan...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis-Erdogan Summit Scheduled for Dec. 7 in Athens
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens rather than Thessaloniki, as originally planned, on December 7, it was announced on Tuesday.
According to the Foreign Ministry, changing the location of the...
Greek News
Erdogan Laments the Loss of Thessaloniki to Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lamented the loss of Thessaloniki, Greece and other Ottoman Empire territories, which he said were “as much a part of us as our blood, our life and our love.”
Speaking at a pro-Palestinian rally in...
Greek News
Reps Bilirakis, Pappas Lead Call for Turkey to Stop Supporting Hamas
Congressmen Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) led a bipartisan group of 45 lawmakers in asking the U.S. Department of State to hold Turkey accountable for its role in supporting and facilitating the operations of Hamas.
“The longstanding political,...
World
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Hamas Is Not a Terrorist Organization
On Wednesday, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said the Palestinian militant group Hamas was not a terrorist organization but a liberation group fighting to protect Palestinian lands and people.
Speaking to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party, Erdogan also called for...
Europe
Turkey’s President Submits Bill to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, removed one of the final hurdles blocking Sweden from joining NATO by submitting a bill approving membership to parliament for ratification.
The move on Monday was in line with a commitment Erdogan made to NATO...