Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says Nicosia will implement only targeted measures against Russia while talk of the island joining NATO is premature, citing Ankara that appeared to be pumping the brakes on western alliance expansion over hostility from current member Greece and two likely Nordic applicants.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has arrived at the Blair House, the presidential guest home across the street from the White House, on the eve of his meeting with US President Joe Biden.
Turkey must maintain a delicate diplomatic balance following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine so that it remains able to help facilitate an eventual negotiated end to the war, President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said in an interview.
The British Embassy in Athens will hold a virtual event marking the centennial of the Asia Minor Catastrophe on Tuesday at 7 p.m. under the title “100 Years On: Reflections on Asia Minor.”
Below is the full schedule of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit to the United States.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives in Washington for talks with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday with the central aim of reaffirming the strategic relationship between the two countries, entrenching Greece’s role as an emerging energy hub in the region. He will also launch a charm offensive with his address to…
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will hold talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Washington.
With the completion of their training on Tuesday, the 400 special guards who will staff the new police corps permanently stationed at universities will be granted a two-week leave before assuming their duties.
The 7th Business Forum Greece-Sweden, titled “Climate Action: Challenges and Solutions,” will be held on Thursday, May 19 in Athens, in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden in Greece, the Hellenic-Swedish Chamber of Commerce announced on Friday.
Greece and Cyprus are now focusing on other tourism markets to fill the gap left by the lack of visitors from Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing war, the competent ministers from Cyprus and Greece said last week while addressing a business forum in Ayia Napa.