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Greek PM Mitsotakis to Meet Turkish President Erdogan at NATO Summit

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, told reporters on Tuesday morning that he intends to meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in London, concurrent with the NATO summit which will take place there on Tuesday and Wednesday. According to Turkish...

Turkey Blamed for Pressuring NATO on Kurdish Issue for Own Political Gain

A new confrontation between Ankara and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) appears to have been taking place over the last several days, according to an exclusive report from Reuters published on Tuesday. Turkey has allegedly been blocking a NATO...

Impressive Scenes as American Helicopters Arrive in Greece's Volos

The US military published a video on Saturday showing the operation of offloading military equipment, including helicopters and army vehicles, at the port of Volos, a city in Greece's Thessaly region. The operation was conducted under heavy security measures, as...

Greek Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos Meets Turkish Counterpart in Brussels

Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos met with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar in Brussels on Friday. The meeting took place concurrent with the NATO Defense Ministers summit which is currently being held in Belgium's capital city. This was the first time that...

Turkey’s Erdogan Challenges NATO: ”Will You Support Your Ally or Terrorists?”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan challenged NATO countries on Monday to show support for Turkey in its controversial decision to invade Northern Syria several days ago. Erdogan, speaking with journalists before his Monday visit to Azerbaijan, wondered whether the countries belonging...

Greek PM Requests More NATO Ships for Aegean Migration Patrols

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday called on NATO to increase its naval patrols in the Aegean after the recent threat by Turkey to allow millions  of additional migrants to cross into Greece. "I asked the Secretary General and...

How Will Turkey's Purchase of the S-400 Affect Relations With Greece?

Turkey received its first shipment of an advanced Russian missile defense system earlier this month, ignoring repeated warnings from Washington and fueling concerns about where the country’s loyalties lie between the West and Moscow. The primary concern of the US...

Greek, Turkish Defense Ministers Agree on Confidence-Building Measures

Greek National Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis announced on Wednesday that Greece and Turkey have agreed on a series of confidence-building measures (CBMs) to be implemented during 2019-2020 by the next Greek government. After meeting his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar at...

NATO ''Ready to Welcome'' North Macedonia

NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday a Skopje audience ''NATO is ready to welcome you,'' referring to North Macedonia and its bid to join the powerful military alliance. Delegations from NATO and North Macedonia met on Monday in...

Greek Fighter Jets Begin Policing North Macedonian Airspace

The first flight of a Greek F-16 fighter jet over North Macedonia took place on Tuesday, initiating the Greek policing of the country's airspace. The purpose of the mission was to locate any blank sectors of the radar and to...