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Jan- 2021 -26 Januaryuncategorized
Greece, France Sign Warplane Deal in Message to Turkey
Greece and France signed a $3 billion warplane deal as part of a burgeoning arms program to counter Turkish challenges in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Oct- 2020 -12 OctoberEurope
Turkey Restarts Hunt for Mediterranean Gas, Reigniting Greek Row
Turkey will redeploy the research ship at the center of an energy row with Greece to the eastern Mediterranean on Monday, a decision slammed by Athens as a "direct threat to peace."
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1 OctoberEurope
Greece, Turkey Get Hotline to Avoid Med Clashes: NATO
Greece and Turkey set up a military hotline on Thursday to avoid accidental clashes in the eastern Mediterranean, where they are at loggerheads over energy resources and maritime borders, NATO said.
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Sep- 2020 -25 SeptemberEurope
Pompeo to Show Support for Greece Amid Turkey Tensions
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Greece next week in a show of support following high tensions in the Mediterranean with Turkey.
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16 SeptemberEurope
Greece Denies Arms Spending Will Cost 10 Billion Euros
Greece's defense minister dismissed reports that his country would spend 10 billion euros on an arms overhaul announced at the weekend.
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14 SeptemberEurope
Turkey Confirms Ship in Greece Row Has Returned to Coast
Turkey said the research ship at the center of a row with Greece over energy exploration had returned to the Turkish coast but insisted the move did not mean Ankara was "giving up."
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1 SeptemberEurope
Turkey Extends Mediterranean Gas Exploration Mission
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday played up Turkey's military might after extending a Mediterranean gas exploration mission that has pitted it against Greece and the rest of the EU.
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Aug- 2020 -26 AugustMiddle East
Turkey Says ‘No Concessions’ in East Mediterranean Row
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday warned Turkey would make "no concessions" in the eastern Mediterranean and told Greece to avoid taking steps that could lead to its "ruin."
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26 AugustExercises
Greece, Cyprus, Italy, France to Hold Military Exercises From Wednesday
Greece said it will launch military exercises Wednesday with France, Italy, and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, the focus of escalating tensions between Athens and Ankara.
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14 AugustCommentary
Addressing Turkish Aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean
Without long-overdue leadership from Washington, Turkey’s aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean will deepen threats to US national security.
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