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Israeli Foreign Ministry Expresses Full Diplomatic Solidarity with Greece
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat sent a cordial message to the nation of Greece on Friday via a Tweet, which read "Israel reiterates its full support and strong solidarity with Greece in its maritime zone and its opposition...
Europe
EU “Strongly Deplores” Turkish Provocations Against Greece and Cyprus — While Missile Tested on Black Sea
European heads of states and governments met in Brussels on Friday in a summit which was to address a range of issues, from fishery rights and Brexit talks to measures to deal with the coronavirus.
However, at the urging of...
Greece
Greek Defense Minister Speaks with Frigate Captain Involved in Turkish Collision
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Tuesday spoke with the captain of the Limnos, the Greek frigate which collided with a ship belonging to the Turkish Navy last week.
This is seen as official confirmation that the incident occurred, as...
Australia
Greek PM Mitsotakis Speaks With Australian PM Morrison on Coronavirus, East Med Tensions
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke via telephone on Tuesday with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. According to a press release, the two leaders talked briefly together about current events in the Mediterranean and the continued cooperation between the...
Diplomacy
Egyptian Parliament Ratifies Greek-Egypt Maritime Deal
The Parliament of Egypt has voted its approval for the recent maritime deal signed by Greece and Egypt in Cairo, setting into law the mutually-agreed-upon boundaries of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of the two countries in the Eastern Mediterranean.
According...
Diplomacy
Greece Terms US Secretary of State — Turkish FM Meeting "Constructive"
While speaking to reporters on Monday, Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said that it is clear that Greece's partners throughout the world condemn the recent Turkish provocations in the Mediterranean.
"We are defending our sovereign rights, always with respect for...
Diplomacy
''We Don't Need Turkish Permission'' PM Mitsotakis Declares on EastMed Pipeline
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, along with most other world leaders this week and he participated in two separate panels there on Thursday.
The first was about the so-called "Green New...
Diplomacy
EastMed Pipeline: The Mediterranean Mega-Project That Will Change Europe's Energy Map Forever
It was announced on Sunday that Athens will host the signing ceremony for the groundbreaking agreement for the construction of the ''EastMed Pipeline," which will eventually transport natural gas from Israel, Cyprus and Greece to Italy and on to the rest...
Cyprus
Greek, Cypriot And Israeli Prime Focus The East-Med Pipeline, Netanyahu Says
The prime focus of Israel, Greece, and Cyprus right now is to develop the Eastern Mediterranean pipeline which is a great project, and could be one of the great underwater projects in the world, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...