Athens was the immediate response to the new inflammatory statements made by the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu from the Occupied Territories, referring to the demagogy of Greece and that “the international community is crying that Turkey will attack it”. Diplomatic sources told ERT that Greece has rejected all Turkish allegations with legal arguments based […]
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Turkey: Tsavousoglu’s visit to Israel and Palestine
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu kicked off a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories today, the first by a high-ranking Turkish official in more than a decade. Tsavousoglu is scheduled to meet today with his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki as well as with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Tomorrow he will hold talks with […]
Ankara implements the Montreux Treaty
Ankara made it clear late last night that it would implement the Montreux Treaty, which allows it to ban warships to and from the Black Sea. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said coastal and non-coastal countries had been warned not to request transit. He revealed that Russia has so far been scrutinizing whether Turkey will […]
Tsavousoglu’s indirect disapproval by the State Department: There is no question of questioning the sovereignty of the Greek islands
There is no question of questioning the sovereignty of the Greek islands in the Aegean, the State Department said on the occasion of the recent statements of the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu. Answering a question on the Hellas Journal website regarding the Turkish minister’s position, a State Department spokesman clarified that “the sovereignty and […]
Tsavousoglou indirectly disapproved by US: There is no question of questioning the sovereignty of the Greek islands
There is no question of questioning the sovereignty of the Greek islands in the Aegean, the State Department said on the occasion of the recent statements of the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu. Answering a question on the Hellas Journal website regarding the Turkish minister’s position, a State Department spokesman clarified that “the sovereignty and […]
Indirect disapproval of Tsavousoglou from the USA: The sovereignty of the Greek islands is not in question
There is no question of questioning the sovereignty of the Greek islands in the Aegean, the State Department said on the occasion of the recent statements of the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu. Answering a question on the Hellas Journal website regarding the Turkish minister’s position, a State Department spokesman clarified that “the sovereignty and […]
Turkey will not ‘sacrifice’ Palestinians to tighten ties with Israel
Turkey will not abandon its commitment to a Palestinian state in order to forge closer ties with Israel, Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu said on Tuesday, ahead of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s scheduled visit to Turkey next month. Ankara, which supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has condemned Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and its […]
Borrell-Tsavousoglu meeting on the sidelines of the OSCE Council
EU High Representative Josep Borrell met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoγlu in Stockholm on the sidelines of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Ministerial Council. The need to avoid tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the progress in resolving the Cyprus issue were among the topics discussed, according to Josep Borrell in […]