Building on 2023 progress | eKathimerini.com

Building on 2023 progress | eKathimerini.com

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) greets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) after the end of their meeting in Athens on December [Dimitris Papamitsos/PM’s Press Office] Despite being an election year, 2023 did not see any turbulence in Greek-Turkish relations. Indeed, it was probably the calmest year since the abortive coup in Turkey in … Read more

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vows Support for Ukraine Amid Russian Aggression

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vows Support for Ukraine Amid Russian Aggression

And it is also thanks to “our support and that of so many other countries, which do what is human: helping the victim, instead of turning a blind eye, which would help the aggressor,” added the minister. The current situation in the Russian-occupied territories and unprotected places in Ukraine illustrates what would have happened to … Read more

Beninese Diplomat Shegun Bakari Navigates Troubled Waters in Sub-Region

Beninese Diplomat Shegun Bakari Navigates Troubled Waters in Sub-Region

NEWS SEEN BY – Since June 2023, he has been the new face of Beninese diplomacy. A successful entrepreneur, Shegun Adjadi Bakari embodies the dynamism that Patrice Talon wanted to give to the development of Benin and its economic diplomacy. However, he is not a novice in politics. Supporting Abdoulaye Bio Tchané during the 2016 … Read more

North Korea Closes Embassy in Guinea After 65 Years of Presence

North Korea Closes Embassy in Guinea After 65 Years of Presence

Sixty-five years of presence in Guinea and then a sudden departure, announced by a simple verbal note. North Korea closed its embassy in Conakry at the beginning of December. According to sources close to Seoul, we must see the effects of international sanctions. Lacking funding, Pyongyang has reportedly decided to reorganize its diplomatic network, particularly … Read more

Diplomatic Visit to Lebanon Postponed Due to In-Flight Breakdown – Catherine Colonna’s Trip Rescheduled for Monday

Diplomatic Visit to Lebanon Postponed Due to In-Flight Breakdown – Catherine Colonna’s Trip Rescheduled for Monday

Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna took off this Saturday morning from Villacoublay airport (Yvelines) to reach Lebanon, in a context of growing tensions with Israel. But shortly before 10 a.m. (French time), above the Adriatic Sea, the Falcon had to turn around, the fault of “an in-flight breakdown”, explained the ministry. This breakdown is linked to … Read more

International Community Condemns Unprecedented Attacks by Extremist Settlers in West Bank

International Community Condemns Unprecedented Attacks by Extremist Settlers in West Bank

France, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland and the European Union express their deep concern at the unprecedented number of attacks perpetrated by extremist settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank. Since the beginning of October, settlers have carried out more than 343 violent attacks, during … Read more

Greece will make no concessions on its sovereign rights, Athens says ahead of Erdogan visit

Greece will make no concessions on its sovereign rights, Athens says ahead of Erdogan visit

The government considers the upcoming talks in Athens between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as an opportunity to foster a climate of dialogue between the two Aegean neighbors, said spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis during a press briefing on Monday. However, he emphasized that Greece will not make any concessions on its … Read more

National Museum of Denmark to keep Parthenon fragments

National Museum of Denmark to keep Parthenon fragments

South Metopes from the Parthenon, on display in the British Museum in London. The three fragments on display in Copenhagen come from South Metope IV. [EPA] In a public statement last week, the National Museum of Denmark announced that it will be keeping three sculptural fragments from the 2,500-year-old Parthenon, currently on display in its … Read more

Milei Travels to the US to Meet with Officials and Credit Agencies

Milei Travels to the US to Meet with Officials and Credit Agencies

Text size The president-elect of Argentina, Javier Milei, will travel to the United States this Sunday to meet for two days with officials from the Biden administration and international financial credit organizations, diplomatic sources told AFP. The far-right politician will arrive in New York on Monday, where he will make a private visit, and will … Read more

Mitsotakis meets Indonesian Vice President in Athens

Mitsotakis meets Indonesian Vice President in Athens

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ma’ruf Amin, at Maximos Mansion on Friday. Emphasizing the approaching 75-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Greece and Indonesia in 2024, both leaders expressed a shared commitment to enhancing bilateral ties, particularly in the economic sector and areas of mutual … Read more