'We will not go to war with Turkey,' says Greek PM Mitsotakis
1 year, 11 months ago

'We will not go to war with Turkey,' says Greek PM Mitsotakis

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Athens: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday he still believes it is possible to resolve his country’s differences with Turkey by speaking with Turkey’s president, and stressed that the two neighbours will not go to war. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly said Turkish troops could descend on Greece suddenly one night, and even threatened to hit Athens with ballistic missiles. Recent tension has centered on energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean, and on the presence of Greek troops on eastern Aegean islands near the Turkish coast. Greece counters that the treaties allow for a limited military presence, and notes that Turkey maintains a sizeable troop presence on the Turkish mainland opposite the Greek islands.

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Greece's prime minister in Turkey for talks as the regional rivals seek to improve relations
7 months, 1 week ago

Greece's prime minister in Turkey for talks as the regional rivals seek to improve relations

The Independent  

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Turkey’s Erdogan meets Greek PM, sees ‘no unsolvable problems’ in ties
7 months, 1 week ago

Turkey’s Erdogan meets Greek PM, sees ‘no unsolvable problems’ in ties

Al Jazeera  

On visit to Ankara, Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitotakis says leaders ‘wish to intensify our bilateral contacts’. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitotakis that there were “no unsolvable problems” between their countries as the leaders met in Ankara. “Looking towards the many things that unite us, we wish to intensify our bilateral contacts in the …

Greek and Turkish delegations meet in Athens as part of efforts to improve often strained ties
8 months ago

Greek and Turkish delegations meet in Athens as part of efforts to improve often strained ties

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Delegations from Greece and Turkey were meeting in Athens on Monday as part of long-standing efforts to improve often tense relations between the two neighbors, days after Turkey voiced objections over Greece’s plans to create marine nature reserves in the Ionian and Aegean seas. But Mitsotakis’ announcement last week that Greece will create two marine parks for …

Turkey's Erdogan calls for reinforced trust before trip to neighbour Greece
1 year ago

Turkey's Erdogan calls for reinforced trust before trip to neighbour Greece

Firstpost  

Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis agreed in July to resume talks and confidence-building measures as they hailed a new, “positive climate” in ties after more than a year of tensions over energy resources and defence issues. “There is no problem we cannot solve through dialogue based on mutual goodwill,” Erdogan told Kathimerini newspaper in an interview, a day …

Greece, Turkey try to reset their relationship after years of hostility
1 year ago

Greece, Turkey try to reset their relationship after years of hostility

Al Jazeera  

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Greece and sign a series of agreements, but differences remain. Athens, Greece – Issues that have brought Greece and Turkey to the brink of war five times in as many decades will be off the agenda during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Athens on Thursday. “There hasn’t been any …

Turkey and Greece agree to revive talks and seek ‘new approaches’ to resolve decades-old disputes
1 year, 3 months ago

Turkey and Greece agree to revive talks and seek ‘new approaches’ to resolve decades-old disputes

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey agreed on Tuesday to revive high-level contacts between their countries and seek “new approaches” to problems as part of efforts to improve ties between the two NATO allies who are at loggerheads over a string of decades-old disputes. Discussions between Greece’s Giorgos Gerapetritis and Turkey’s Hakan Fidan were held in …

Ministerial meeting heralds warmer relations between Greece and Turkey
1 year, 3 months ago

Ministerial meeting heralds warmer relations between Greece and Turkey

Al Jazeera  

Foreign ministers meet in Ankara saying they seek to reach ‘common ground’ to resolve decades-old disputes. The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey have agreed to revive high-level contacts between their countries and seek “new approaches” to problems as part of an effort to improve ties between the two NATO neighbours, who have been at loggerheads over a string of …

Greek prime minister seeks improved relations with Turkey but says Ankara must drop aggression
1 year, 4 months ago

Greek prime minister seeks improved relations with Turkey but says Ankara must drop aggression

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Greece’s prime minister said Monday that his government wants to take full advantage of an improving political climate with neighboring Turkey in order to improve bilateral relations despite a string of decades-old disputes. But Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that didn’t mean Turkey had “substantially changed” its stance on key differences between the two countries and …

NATO members Greece and Turkey pledge to ‘reset’ ties and bypass longstanding disputes
1 year, 5 months ago

NATO members Greece and Turkey pledge to ‘reset’ ties and bypass longstanding disputes

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece is ready to “reset” relations with neighbor Turkey in an effort to bypass decades-old disputes between the two NATO members, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday. Mitsotakis held an hourlong meeting Wednesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, and told reporters they had agreed to continue …

Greek PM Mitsotakis: ‘We will not go to war with Turkey’
1 year, 11 months ago

Greek PM Mitsotakis: ‘We will not go to war with Turkey’

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday he still believes it is possible to resolve his country’s differences with Turkey by speaking with Turkey’s president, and stressed that the two neighbors will not go to war. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly said Turkish troops could descend on Greece “suddenly one night,” and even threatened to …

Greece slams Turkey’s ‘repeated threats of war’
2 years ago

Greece slams Turkey’s ‘repeated threats of war’

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s foreign ministry has slammed what it called Turkish threats of war, after the Turkish foreign minister threatened to “take action” against Greece in the wake of a military exercise in the Aegean Sea. In a statement issued Wednesday, the foreign ministry said that Turkey’s “repeated threats of war” were “completely unacceptable,” and noted that Greece respects …

Turkey again threatens Greece for arming Aegean islands
2 years ago

Turkey again threatens Greece for arming Aegean islands

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday renewed threats to “take action” against Greece if it continued to arm its Aegean islands which Ankara says should remain demilitarized in line with international treaties. Speaking during a joint news conference with his Romanian counterpart, Cavusoglu said continued violation of the treaties would open their sovereignty up to debate and force …

Minister: Greece can defend islands despite Turkey's threats
2 years, 2 months ago

Minister: Greece can defend islands despite Turkey's threats

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Greece has the right to take “all defensive measures” to …

‘Hostile narrative’: Turkey slams Greek PM’s UN remarks
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Hostile narrative’: Turkey slams Greek PM’s UN remarks

Al Jazeera  

Ankara accuses Athens of distorting facts after Greek PM says Turkey is undermining regional peace and stability. Turkey has condemned remarks by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis who accused Ankara of undermining peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean region and playing a “destabilising role”. Turkiye’s role in its region and beyond is well appreciated by the international community,” the …

Greek leader says armed conflict with Turkey won't happen
2 years, 3 months ago

Greek leader says armed conflict with Turkey won't happen

The Independent  

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Greece warns allies of Turkey conflict danger amid tension
2 years, 3 months ago

Greece warns allies of Turkey conflict danger amid tension

The Independent  

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Turkey accuses Greece of ‘hostile action’ against its jets
2 years, 3 months ago

Turkey accuses Greece of ‘hostile action’ against its jets

Al Jazeera  

Radar of a Greek S-300 missile system based on the island of Crete locked on Turkish fighter jets, state media say. Turkey has said Greece used a Russian-made missile system to harass its F-16 fighter jets carrying out a reconnaissance mission in international airspace in what it termed a “hostile action”. The radar of a Greek S-300 missile system based …

Why Turkey, Greece remain on collision course over Aegean islands
2 years, 6 months ago

Why Turkey, Greece remain on collision course over Aegean islands

Al Jazeera  

A lack of diplomacy exacerbates the latest dispute between Greece and Turkey over the islands in the Aegean. “Moreover, the Aegean Sea is for Greece of great geopolitical and strategic importance as Europe’s southeastern frontier to the east and the Middle East along with the Black Sea,” he said. “Although the general media discourse in Greece remains very hostile towards …

Explained | Why are Turkey and Greece at odds over islands in the Aegean Sea?
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | Why are Turkey and Greece at odds over islands in the Aegean Sea?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Warning Greece “to stay away from dreams and actions” that it would later regret and urging it “to come to its senses”, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 9 told the country to demilitarise islands in the Aegean Sea. There are more than a thousand islands in the Aegean Sea, almost all Greek, and some …

Turkey’s Erdogan warns Greece to demilitarize Aegean islands
2 years, 6 months ago

Turkey’s Erdogan warns Greece to demilitarize Aegean islands

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Greece to demilitarize islands in the Aegean Sea, saying he was “not joking” and posting tweets in Greek and English, in a marked harshening of rhetoric against Turkey’s neighbor and historic regional rival. “We invite Greece to stop arming the islands that have non-military status and to act in …

Turkey's Erdogan warns Greece to demilitarise Aegean islands
2 years, 6 months ago

Turkey's Erdogan warns Greece to demilitarise Aegean islands

The Hindu  

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 9 warned Greece to demilitarise islands in the Aegean Sea, saying he was “not joking” with the admonition. “We invite Greece to stop arming the islands that have non-military status and to act in accordance with international agreements,“ Mr. Erdogan said on the final day of military exercises taking place near Izmir, on …

Stop militarising Aegean islands, Turkey’s Erdogan tells Greece
2 years, 6 months ago

Stop militarising Aegean islands, Turkey’s Erdogan tells Greece

Al Jazeera  

Ankara warns Athens should avoid ‘acts and statements that will result in regret’ as Turkey kicks off military drills. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded Greece stop arming Aegean Sea islands that have non-military status and abide by international agreements in remarks that could inflame long-standing disagreements between the two countries. Come to your senses,” Erdogan said on Thursday …

Greek PM Mitsotakis 'No Longer Exists' For Turkey President Erdogan
2 years, 7 months ago

Greek PM Mitsotakis 'No Longer Exists' For Turkey President Erdogan

News 18  

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis “no longer exists” for him, accusing the Greek leader of trying to block sales of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey during a visit to the United States. Despite this, last week, he had a visit to the US and talked at the Congress and warned them not …

Turkey’s Erdogan says he will no longer talk to Greek PM
2 years, 7 months ago

Turkey’s Erdogan says he will no longer talk to Greek PM

Al Jazeera  

Turkish leader accuses Kyriakos Mitsotakis of recommending to US officials that Washington not sell F-16 fighter jets to Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will stop talking to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and cancel a key meeting between their two governments, accusing the Greek leader of antagonising Turkey. “The last thing that NATO needs at a …

‘Unacceptable provocation’: Greece-Turkey spar over airspace
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Unacceptable provocation’: Greece-Turkey spar over airspace

Al Jazeera  

Greece and Turkey, NATO allies, are still at odds over a host of issues such as maritime rights, airspace, and ethnically split Cyprus. Greece’s foreign ministry said it protested to the Turkish ambassador in Athens on Wednesday over a series of overflights in the Aegean Sea, saying they were unlawful and an “unacceptable provocation”. In a statement responding to Greece, …

Greece, Turkey leaders seek common ground over Ukraine war
2 years, 9 months ago

Greece, Turkey leaders seek common ground over Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

Turkey says the two sides agreed to keep communication channels open despite disagreements. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have held talks in Istanbul, seeking a rapprochement against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Despite the disagreements between Turkey and Greece, it was agreed at the meeting to keep communication channels open and to …

Turkey opens new dispute over sovereignty of east Aegean islands
2 years, 10 months ago

Turkey opens new dispute over sovereignty of east Aegean islands

Al Jazeera  

Turkey for the first time disputes Greece’s sovereignty over its east Aegean islands which were meant to remain demilitarised. In letters sent to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last July and September, Turkey for the first time disputed Greece’s sovereignty over its east Aegean islands, “over which sovereignty was ceded to Greece on the specific and strict condition that they be …

Turkey says 2-state solution only option for divided Cyprus
3 years, 10 months ago

Turkey says 2-state solution only option for divided Cyprus

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday ruled out discussing …

Greece, Turkey launch Mediterranean crisis talks after 5 years
3 years, 11 months ago

Greece, Turkey launch Mediterranean crisis talks after 5 years

Al Jazeera  

The resumption of exploratory talks after five-year hiatus comes after year of tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. “The extension of territorial waters westward inevitably sends a message to the East,” said Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in parliament on Wednesday. “Under the same legal regime, we can resolve our great problem with Turkey, as long as its leaders abandon this …

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