The Senate bill is part of a comprehensive strategy in the region that relies in great measure on the Greece-Cyprus-Israel energy and security cooperation while at the same time drawing distinct red lines for Turkey’s actions.
The Chairman of Greece’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General Christos Christodoulou, warned about the prospect of a Greek-Turkish military accident in the Aegean and urged resolve and prudence in dealing with Ankara’s claims. At the same time, he said that Greee is a prospective candidate for the purchase of American F-35 warplanes, which […]
Greece’s position for decades has been that the only issue up for negotiation with Ankara is the delimitation of the Aegean continental shelf and has constantly rejected Turkish demands for a no-hold-barred dialogue.
In his post, entitled “The greatest threat to the national territorial integrity of Greece is the SYRIZA government,” Kostarakos unleashes harsh criticism of SYRIZA’s stance towards issues of national import.
Erdogan - who is seeking to drum up support for his Islamist-rooted AK Party in March 31 local elections - said on Tuesday Turkey would make the suspected attacker pay if New Zealand did not.
It is unclear which part of Turkey’s Exclusive Economic Zone the minister was referring to as all drilling so far has occurred in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus.
Israel’s Ambassador to Cyprus, Sammy Revel, said Pompeo’s participation “constitutes a strong indication of support for the three-way framework and the increased cooperation between our countries”.
'You will never be able to turn Istanbul into Constantinople. We have been here for 1,000 years. Whoever tries to remove us from here will leave in a casket.'
Apostolakis said that the two countries’ longstanding defence cooperation is constantly increasing, and that from now on it will be much more effective.
'Turkey is exhibiting its decisiveness as regards protection of her rights in Cyprus, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean, both on the political level and in the field of action.'
UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute has asked the two sides to agree by the end of the year on terms of reference on the basis of which the talks – which have been held on and off for over 40 years – might be jump-started.
Özersay criticised UN Cyprus Special Envoy Jane Holl Lute for not referring to a “common vision” and for pushing an agreement on the basis and the agenda for talks by the end of the year.
The fact that the area of Cyprus’ FIR is disproportionate to the area of the country was due to the fact that colonial Britain had managed, due to its influence within the ICAO organisation, to delimit the current borders of Nicosia’s FIR,
That morning, MBS personally called you. He asked you to return to the kingdom – “If you come back, we’ll let bygones be bygones,” he may have promised you. You flatly rejected his offer – “Does he think I’m a fool?” you wondered. Then you went straight into the mouth of the beast.
The two leaders are discussing the three-way and four-way regional cooperation schemes that have been established by their foreign ministers