Greece-Turkey diplomacy

A Turkish F-16 violated Greek airspace near Rhodes on the eve of the Imia crisis anniversary, the first such incident in nearly two years.

'We did, indeed, disagree. We disagreed without concessions, without backtracking, without a reduction in sovereignty,' Greek FM George Gerapetritis said in Parliament

Athens has made it clear that it will avoid engaging in any talks involving matters of Greek national sovereignty or defense

Turkey remains hopeful about acquiring the 4.5-generation Eurofighter jets, as there is a strong possibility that Germany may eventually lift its objections

Both sides during Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks reportedly agreed to intensify cooperation on migration front, aimed to eradicate smuggling networks 'that put lives at risk'

Beyond citing 'red lines' dealing with sovereignty, Minister George Gerapetritis added that Athens satisfied with course of rapprochement

Ankara reverted to 'gunboat diplomacy' in an effort to prevent an Italian vessel from conducting research off Kasos - in its imaginary and illegal EEZ

Minister Adonis Georgiadis used the jingoist quip 'we may come suddenly one night', before adding 'I’m not saying that we will do something like this'

What Ankara claims as 'Turkish EEZ' is anything farther than 6NM from Kasos, despite nearest Turkish territory being up to scores of nautical miles away

Greek performer said entertainment-only event was given political characteristics without her consent; organizers fume, claim Vandi didn't want flags, posters on stage

Athens maintains that the Turkish fishing boat was in Greek territorial waters when the collision occurred

Beyond Cyprus talks the closely watched meeting by the Greek and Turkish leaders, held on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Washington D.C., was their fifth in a year

Greek PM Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet briefly on Wed. in Washington on the sidelines of the NATO Summit.

Migration, human trafficking and terrorism are at the heart of the agencies' not-so-secret collaboration

Greece's Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said the resolution of the Cyprus issue was a ‘matter of the highest priority’, requiring adherence to UNSC resolutions and international law during a meeting with UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar.