Cyprus

'The agreement does not exclusively concern defence issues, as was the case in our agreements with the US, France, and the United Arab Emirates. It is a Framework Agreement.'

All previous archbishops at least from Athenagoras (later Ecumenical Patriarch) on, have met and maintained good relations with the US president of the day and are invited to the White House

It is exceptionally important for Greece and Cyprus to resoundingly signal their unity and to build a front against Ankara’s actions within the EU.

While the meeting with Cavusoglu had been scheduled earlier, Erdogan’s surprise move to meet Dendias comes straight on the heels of his snub of European Commission President Ursula van Der Leyen.

Athens has been offered a great opportunity to exploit the European wave of dissatisfaction with Ankara by responding calmly to provocations, and persistently highlighting Ankara’s violations of Greece’s sovereignty in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.

With the election of Erdogan’s chosen candidate, Ersin Tatar, many believe that Ankara’s control over the occupied territories will be even tighter and more glaring.

On the refugee-migration issue and the situation in Moria European Commission President declared that the Dublin Regulation concerning migration must be replaced

'The Germans have done a good job trying to diplomatically get them to begin their conversations about how to proceed. We hope they’ll be real conversations and we hope the military assets that are there will be withdrawn so these conversations can take place,; Pompeo said.

Turkey is becoming isolated due to a policy characterised by excessive ambition and a complete lack of prudence.

In a move apparently designed to exploit the enormous political divisions in Libya, the Speaker of Libya's House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, will be visiting Athens on December 12.

Emmanuel Macron's statement demonstrates the understanding that faced with a world of old and emerging super-powers Europe cannot but tread the path of solidarity and unity.

The talks came amidst heightened tensions between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey, which is conducting illegal drilling for hydrocarbons in Cyprus’ EEZ.

Ankara rejects agreements the internationally recognized Cypriot government has reached with other Mediterranean states on maritime economic zones.

What is needed is a national unity of spirit so as to agree to a national strategy which all parties will respect.

The bill comes in the midst of a severe crisis in US-Turkey relations arising from Ankara’s decision to buy Russian S-400 missile systems and to strengthen its embrace of Moscow. The purchase is sanctionable under US law.

Levent is the leader of the movement and he said there will be “six Cypriot candidates who speak Turkish and are citizens of the Republic of Cyprus”.

Tsipras expressed heightened concern over dangerous military indidents in the Aegean and he underscored the importance of the direct line of communication with Erdogan.

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