Greek government spokesman Petsas: "A new NAVTEX Broadcasting is a positive development for Turkey." "Turkey has taken steps to reduce tension." "This situation should become permanent so that there are no sanctions. We expect this in the coming days.
5 month agoUS and Cyprus announce they'll construct a regional border security training hub —the Cyprus Center for Land, Open-seas, and Port Security (CYCLOPS)
5 month agoTurkish R/V Oruc Reis and her escort vessels sailing northeast at ~10 knots south of Kastellorizo which indicates possible withdrawn from the area
Pompeo: We are concerned about the Turkish exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean
#Kosovo reports three deaths and 70 new Covid-19 cases #coronavirus
5 month agoGreek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis says that the first refugees who left homeless after the destruction of the Moria camp will be able to enter the new facility today
5 month agoA lot of progress has been made since yesterday in the "new Moria camp". Two helicopters transferred hundreds of tents but the homeless refugees say "No good". They only want to go to Germany
The Greek Cypriot National Guard and Special Units of the US Navy will hold a joint exercise until September 20.
5 month agoTurkish FM @MevlutCavusoglu says the tensions in the East Mediterranean are due to Greece's unilateral actions ignoring rights of Turkey and Turkish Cypriots
US Secretary of State Pompeo will visit Southern Cyprus this evening. Pompeo's visit will take about 4 hours. To meet with Greek Cypriot leader Anastasiades and Foreign Minister Christodoulides
Turkish Minister of National Defense Akar: We strongly recommend that our neighbor Greece does not use itself for the interests of some countries and does not have appetizers for this purpose.
Turkish Minister of National Defense Akar: "For the tension to decrease, some just need to be silent. They don't need to do anything, just keep quiet.
Antifa demo sets course for police cordon behind which migrants are. Police run towards demonstrators, no warning, no negotiation, immediate clash
#Coronavirus: #Kosovo reports five deaths, 50 new cases
5 month agoTurkey has issued a new NAVTEX for the northern island of Cyprus. Shooting training will be held in the Sadrazamköy area between 12 and 14 September.
5 month agoTurkish warplanes fly in Mersin over the Eastern Mediterranean
Speaker of the Turkish Parliament: We expect France to abide by the rules of international maritime law
Greek State Minister Gerapetritis: "Nobody will enter our territorial waters. Our Armed Forces are fully prepared." "We will not compromise our sovereignty." "As Mr. Macron put it very well, the Mediterranean must be a sea of peace". "But Turkey does not want peace"
The European Parliament will discuss the eastern Mediterranean crisis next Tuesday
Turkish Foreign Minister: The statement issued by the Corsica meetings was biased
Turkish Foreign Minister: We are ready for a dialogue with Greece without conditions
Turkish Foreign Ministry: The statement of the Southern European Summit on the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus is biased and lacks a legal basis
Ten EU countries will receive 400 minor migrants from the Greek Moria camp - German authorities
European Chief of Staff: consultations to appoint a European military advisor in Ankara
5 month agoHellenic Air Force EMB-145H AEW&C active near Crete
Pompeo is in Cyprus tomorrow and calls on Turkey to withdraw its forces from the Mediterranean
5 month agoGreek government plans to move 1000s of Moria homeless including children and pregnant women like those, from streets to boats & tents, starting today. Heavy police and roadblocks all the way. Fears of local reactions intense, top officials tell
5 month agoOver 10.000 #refugeesgr are homeless right on the road to Moria, blocked in the street by police. Trucks are still driving through in full speed. People have no electricity, no toilets, no diapers, no possibilities to charge phone, no one to turn to, no security
Today, @POTUS "spoke with Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary," according to @JuddPDeere45. "The President thanked the Prime Minister for his support on progress toward reaching peace in the Middle East, as well as economic normalization between Serbia and Kosovo
5 month agoTurkish Navy Ada class corvette F-511 TCG Heybeliada spotted for a 2nd continuously day northbound Chios Strait in Aegean Sea just before sunset
