The confirmation by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday that Greece is eyeing the purchase of advanced US-built F-35 fighters drew a sharp reaction from Turkey.
The full text of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ speech to a Joint Session of the US Congress on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrapped up his visit to the United States on Tuesday attending a dinner with representatives of Greek-American advocacy organizations during which he affirmed the efforts of his conservative administration to transform Greece into a thoroughly modern state.
With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan taking an increasingly tough line against the NATO membership bids of Finland and Sweden despite far less strident statements from some of his top aides, US officials are trying to determine how serious the often mercurial leader is and what it might take to get him to back down.
According to recent news reports, the United Nations and Turkey are mulling the creation of a “humanitarian contact group” which will meet on Turkish territory with the participation of Ukrainian and Russian officials.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that Finland, Sweden have officially applied to join the world’s biggest military alliance, a move driven by security concerns over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Government sources have hailed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ visit to the United States as a strong manifestation of the country’s renewed status in the region and the world.
The Health Ministry’s Committee of Experts will examine on Wednesday whether mask mandates can be further loosened following the drop in Covid-19 cases as of June 1.
In some regions of Ukraine, there are virtually no hospitals left.
The support of salaries in Cyprus by the Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA) is expected to help the island republic outperform the eurozone in growth terms next year, according to a statement by the Cypriot Ministry of Finance on Tuesday.