Greece builds strategic security arc
The geography of Greece and Cyprus makes both countries pivotal for the West whenever instability alarms sound in the Middle East, according to Greek officials and military assessments.
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March 5, 2026 Mitsotakis: Greek military mission to Cyprus defensive
Rejecting opposition claims that the government is drawing the country into war, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Wednesday that Greece’s mission to Cyprus is defensive.
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February 28, 2026 Greeks advised to avoid travel to Iran, Israel, Palestinian territories
The Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a travel advisory for Greek travelers to avoid all but absolutely necessary visits to Iran, Israel and the Palestinian territories.
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February 27, 2026 Like a horse, Belgium-China relations “are strong”
By Martin Banks China’s ambassador to Belgium has conceded that his country’s economy has faced “challenges.”
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February 24, 2026 Modern military training comes into force with new recruits
The new military service model in the Greek Armed Forces comes into effect on Tuesday with new conscripts reporting to their units between February 24 and 27.
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February 19, 2026 Greece seeks role in IMEC, Mitsotakis tells Modi
Greece wants to participate in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
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February 12, 2026 Mitsotakis calls on Turkey to remove threats from bilateral relations
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday urged Turkey to remove any threats to Greek-Turkish relations.
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February 2, 2026 NATO helped keep the peace, ex-leader says
In an interview with Kathimerini, former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, has defended his policy of neutrality in the disputes that arose between nominal allies Greece and Turkey, and took credit for creating a deterrence procedure that, according to him, averted serious escalation of tensions.
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February 1, 2026 PM defends higher defense spending
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said citizens understand the need for increased defense spending, as he attended a meeting of leaders of the European People’s Party in Zagreb.
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January 21, 2026 Greece, Israel deepen defense partnership
The depth of cooperation between Greece and Israel was underscored on Tuesday by a meeting in Athens between the two countries’ defense ministers, held less than a month after a trilateral gathering in Jerusalem and bilateral contacts between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
