Mitsotakis and Menendez in talks in Athens
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Bob Menendez, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have discussed Greek-American relations and developments in the wider region over lunch in Athens.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Bob Menendez, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have discussed Greek-American relations and developments in the wider region over lunch in Athens.
As part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the US House of Representatives approved an amendment Wednesday to examine a plan to expand the US military presence and construct bases on Greek islands.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Egypt on Thursday to meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The meeting will take place at 11 a.m. at the El Alamain Presidential Palace, and will be followed be a series of wider talks.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius. There was no immediate report on the content of the discussions, which extended for approximately one hour.
This article is based on research presented at the UACES Graduate Forum 2023 (8-9 June, at IBEI, Barcelona).
Greece’s newly appointed defense minister has welcomed a de-escalation of tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, expressing hope this would lead to a “climate of trust” without directly referring to Turkey.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a reportedly good phone conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday during which both men agreed to meet in Vilnius on the sidelines of next month’s NATO summit.
A meeting between defence industries and NATO on Thursday (15 June) has caused a serious backlash, mainly from those who were not invited, potentially jeopardising the military alliance’s drive to support a badly needed ramp-up of production.
Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom will meet his Turkish counterpart this week to discuss Sweden’s delayed NATO accession process, he told a broadcaster on Monday.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has expressed his hope that Turkey will relinquish its revisionist aspirations and actively participate in a meaningful dialogue aimed at resolving lingering disputes with Greece.
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