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Turkish President Erdogan Urges NATO to Support Ankara in Drilling Dispute off Cyprus

Speaking at NATO’s ''North Atlantic Council Mediterranean Dialogue Meeting'' held in Ankara on Monday, President Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey expects NATO to support its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean. Erdogan's remarks came only a few hours after a strong...

Athens Launches Website To Assist Britons in Greece After Brexit

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs created and launched this week a new website dedicated to assisting British subjects living in Greece after Brexit. The website features a variety of informative articles about many aspects of life after the UK’s withdrawal...

North Macedonia Term ''Compulsory from Next Week'' Greek Foreign Ministry Says

North Macedonia, which is the new name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), "will have to be used by every part" from next week, Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos said, speaking with the state-run AMNA news...

Greek Foreign Ministry Issues Strong Rebuttal to Erdogan Warning

In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the Greek Foreign Ministry responded to recent provocative statements made by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The president, referring to recent oil drilling in the region, had sternly warned Greece and Cyprus...

Greece to Formally Protest Katsifas' Death in Northern Epirus

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs will issue a formal protest to Albania in response to the shooting death of 35-year-old Greek Konstantinos Katsifas, who was shot dead by Albanian authorities in the village of Bularat (Vouliarates) in northern...

Turkish FM: 'There Is No Advice We Would Get From Greece'

Ankara has escalated its confrontation with the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the issue of the Greek and Turkish Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). In a statement released on Friday morning, Hami Aksoy, a spokesperson of the Turkish Ministry of...

Greece's Foreign Ministry Slams Turkish Defense Minister

In a strongly-worded statement issued on Thursday morning, the Greek Foreign Ministry responded to the provocative statements made by Hulusi Akar, Turkey's defense minister and a former four-star general in the Turkish armed forces. Akar had previously stated that...

Greek Parliament to Decide on Extension of Territorial Waters

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in his new dual role as Greece's foreign minister, announced on Tuesday that Greece will determine when and how its territorial waters will be extended by way of a parliamentary vote instead of via presidential...

Greek Foreign Ministry: 'Extension of Territorial Waters Our Inalienable Right'

Following statements made by Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglou on Turkish television, the Greek Foreign Ministry, under the instructions of Alexis Tsipras, issued a response asserting Greece's inalienable right to extend its territorial waters. Specifically, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandros...

Anarchist Group Invade Greek Foreign Ministry Protesting over Palestinian Issue

Members of anarchist group Rubicon on Tuesday invaded the foreign ministry building in Athens and left a bag with the flag of Palestine inside, protesting Greece's cooperation with Israel. The foreign ministry building is located across the entrance of the...