https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-accuses-greece-of-treaty-violations
Turkey has issued a navigational telex to mariners accusing Greece of violating the Lausanne Treaty by militarizing the Greek island of Chios just 10 miles from a Turkish port...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-ankara-in-dialogue-rehearsal-exclusively-in-kathimerini
In the wake of the almost month-long standoff between Greece and Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, the foreign ministers of both countries, Nikos Dendias and Mevlut Cavusoglu, give their analysis of the situation and the way forward in articles they wrote exclusively for Kathimerini...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nato-to-host-greek-turkish-meeting-in-brussels
Representatives from Greece and Turkey are due to meet at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday for technical military talks aimed at de-escalating tension in the eastern Mediterranean, diplomatic sources in Athens said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-welcomes-no-extension-for-oruc-reis
Turkey’s seismic research vessel Oruc Reis returned to waters near the southern province of Antalya on Sunday, Refinitiv data showed, a move Greece said was a positive first step in easing tensions over offshore natural resources...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-deeply-concerned-over-eastern-mediterranean
The United States remains 'deeply concerned' about Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, urging a diplomatic end to a simmering crisis over offshore natural resources...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-coming-to-sound-nicosia-out
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to arrive in Cyprus on Saturday evening, a day after surprising reporters on a plane en route to Doha saying he wanted to swing by the island to hear a fresh perspective on regional tensions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-finds-sympathetic-ear-at-med7
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades highlighted a need for a decisive EU stance towards Turkey, while praising his French counterpart for showing “practical and stable support” towards Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-plans-saturday-stopover-in-cyprus
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Cyprus on Saturday in an effort to seek a resolution to mounting tensions in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lavrov-says-russia-ready-to-support-peace
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says his country stands ready to help diffuse tensions in the region while criticizing US efforts for fueling conflict rather than promoting peaceful solutions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-s-top-diplomat-visits-cyprus
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is flying to the Republic of Cyprus on Monday where a new agreement is expected to be signed on the avoidance of double taxation between the two countries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-urges-everyone-to-stand-down-in-east-med
The United States is urging “everyone to stand down” in ongoing disputes about drilling and maritime rights in the East Mediterranean, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/old-rivalries-continue-in-eastern-mediterranean
Greece has issued a competing navigational telex after Turkey extended seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean, with no signs between the two NATO allies of burying the hatchet over old rivalries that continue to this day...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-accuses-athens-of-beating-the-war-drum
Turkey says the European Union is not sincere in its efforts to weigh in on the maritime disputes in the eastern Mediterranean, while accusing Athens of beating the war drum by intending to expand Greek territorial waters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-set-to-sanction-turkey-over-ships-in-disputed-east-med-exploration-area
The European Union is preparing sanctions against Turkey that could be discussed at the bloc's next summit on September 24 in response to the Eastern Mediterranean dispute with Greece, the EU’s top diplomat said on Friday.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-starts-more-training-exercises-amid-turkey-tension
Greece and the United Arab Emirates have begun joint air force training exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, in the latest build-up of military forces in the region where Greece and Turkey are at odds over seabed mineral rights....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/joint-drill-makes-waves-around-cyprus
Turkey issued a new navigational telex on Thursday for gunnery exercises next week in the eastern Mediterranean, following an ongoing joint military drill between Cyprus, Greece, France and Italy...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-concerned-over-east-med-tensions
A US top diplomat has criticized Turkey’s policy in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, while voicing concerns that tensions in the region complicate NATO's efforts to present a united front in the face of Russia's destabilizing activities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-to-extend-territorial-waters-amid-dispute-with-turkey
Turkey’s president warned Greece on Wednesday not to test his country’s patience or courage as the NATO allies remained locked in a tense dispute over offshore energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, while Greece announced plans to extend its territorial waters along its western coastline....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/navtex-wars-continue-in-eastern-mediterranean
Athens has issued an advisory to mariners concerning Greek air and naval forces conducting exercises in an area that overlaps with the one reserved by Ankara in a similar advisory issued on Sunday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-and-germany-tackle-eastern-med
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel made statements seen as mutual support for Greece and the Republic of Cyprus on Thursday, prompting a reaction from Ankara...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mitsotakis-spells-out-message-to-turkey
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called on Turkey to “stop the provocations” in the Eastern Mediterranean and return to the negotiating table in order to resolve disagreements regarding the delimitation of maritime zones...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/after-collision-athens-plans-next-steps
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Tuesday congratulated the captain of the Greek frigate Limnos that accidentally collided with a Turkish ship during a standoff in the Eastern Mediterranean last week and indicated that Greece is prepared to hold talks with Turkey on the condition that it withdraws its warships and seismic research vessels from the area of the Greek continental shelf...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-open-to-defining-maritime-zones
Cyprus said on Tuesday it was willing to engage with all its neighbours on defining maritime boundaries, amid a tense stand-off with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean over jurisdiction in the energy-rich waters...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-athens-set-tone-for-turkey-response
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday that the Cyprus problem remained at the top of his country’s agenda during a visit on the island, with his Cypriot counterpart calling on the European Union to use a carrot-and-stick approach towards Turkey...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-defence-minister-radios-limnos-captain
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos has congratulated the captain of the Greek frigate that was involved in last week's collision with a Turkish ship in the eastern Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-fm-makes-impromptu-visit-to-cyprus
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is on a surprise one-day trip to the Republic of Cyprus on Tuesday for talks with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/borrell-doubles-down-on-turkey-criticism
EU High Representative on Foreign Policy Josep Borrell scorned Turkey over the weekend, calling on Ankara to end drilling activities off the island of Cyprus and engage in a broad dialogue with the European Union...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rival-warnings-keep-on-in-mediterranean-waters
Rival warnings continued to be issued over waters in the eastern Mediterranean this weekend, after EU ministers reaffirmed the bloc’s solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey saying it would not “bow to banditry”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pompeo-to-meet-turkey-s-cavusoglu
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to meet Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, CNN quoted acting assistant secretary of state Michael Kozak as saying on Friday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ankara-responds-to-greek-warnings
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says an attack on Oruc Reis in the eastern Mediterranean would incur a “high price” while at the same time calling for a win-win solution through dialogue...
