German Foreign Minister Analena Burbock, who is visiting Athens, took a clear position on the sovereignty of the Greek islands in the Aegean during her joint statements with Nikos Dendias. “The islands of the Aegean are Greek territory and no one has the right to question that,” clarified the head of German diplomacy. “My government […]
Tag: Greek-Turkish relations
Energy, Greek-Turkish and immigration at the center of the meeting K. Mitsotakis – A. Burbok
Energy, Greek-Turkish relations and immigration-refugees, as well as the war in Ukraine that has been developing for months, were at the center of the meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock. During the meeting, issues of bilateral, regional and international interest were discussed. Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented Greece’s positions on dealing […]
Mitsotakis-Berbok meeting in Maximou – The Turkish detente and the new ‘messages’ to Erdogan
By Dimitris Gatsiou At the moment when Turkey, either through President Erdogan or through top officials, continues its revisionist rhetoric, constantly adding new episodes to the… merry-go-round of challenges, Athens is sending its own resounding signals to partners and allies. Awaiting today’s meeting at the Maximos Palace with the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Burbock, the […]
Ann Burbok has a heavy agenda in Greece and Turkey
The first visit of German Minister of Foreign Affairs Analena Berbock from the Greens to Greece and Turkey was supposed to take place in June, but was postponed because she fell ill with the coronavirus. Her planned “appointments” in the two countries, at a high level and with many symbols, will finally take place in […]
N. Dendias: Turkish revisionism constantly invents new theories
“Turkish revisionism is constantly inventing new theories”, underlines the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, in an interview with the “Kathimerini” newspaper. “Positions which were initially presented as extreme and cowardly, such as the Blue Homeland, the connection of the demilitarization of the islands with their sovereignty, are gradually becoming part of the official doctrine […]
N. Panagiotopoulos: The Turkish demilitarization request is outrageous
“The issue of demilitarization is outrageous to talk about. I would say it has no sound legal basis, no matter how silly, ridiculous, outrageous we think it is, yet we have to explain this to partners and allies. Because the others – all probably – not having the same knowledge or familiarity with the subject”. […]
Tsavousoglou: ‘What do you mean Greek airspace?’ – He disputes Greece’s ownership of islands and islets
Mevlut Cavusoglu made new provocative statements about the national airspace and the Greek islands of the Aegean, speaking to the state-owned TRT Haber. The Turkish foreign minister referred to the upgrade of Turkish F-16s by the US and did not hesitate to state that Turkey will continue to violate Greece’s airspace, using the excuse that […]
N. Panagiotopoulos: Revisionism a key threat to Greece-USA-NATO – Meeting with L. Austin in Washington
Revisionism is a key threat to both the interests of Greece and the US as well as NATO, as the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, stated, among others, during his meeting yesterday, Monday, July 18, with his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, at the Pentagon, Washington. “It must”, noted Mr. Panagiotopoulos, “be a common goal […]
Turkish Media: ‘Greece is gaining supremacy on the airwaves, we must move quickly’
The Turkish media continue to capture the irritation caused to the neighbor by Greece’s armament upgrade, but also the recent decision in the US Congress that sets conditions for the acquisition of fighters from Ankara. In particular, the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet publishes the news on its front page: “In a few years Greece will have […]
Turkish analysts: US gives F-35 to Greece and finds it difficult to give us F-16
The armament upgrade of Greece – with the acquisition of the French Rafale, the upgrade of the F-16s and the acquisition of the F-35s – is the issue that concerns analysts in Turkey again, after the shock caused by the recent decision of the American Congress . As reported by the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul, […]
