Greek Foreign Ministry

'The circles encouraging Greece to deploy arms on islands with a demilitarised status have been urged to come to their senses, the MSG statement said, in a thinly veiled reference to the US.

'Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to condemn in the strongest terms the May 27 seizure of two Greek-flagged vessels.'

'Greece solemnly calls upon Turkey to stop questioning Greece’s sovereignty over its .Aegean islands through legally baseless and historically false assertions.'

'The recent statements of the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, as well as the posts of the Russian embassy in Athens, are, unfortunately, unacceptable. They befit neither diplomatic practice nor the historical ties that unite the peoples of Greece and Russia.'

Greek foreign ministry spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou said that the ministry arranged for Greeks to be transported to the consulate in Mariupol, but that there are no plans to transport them to Greece due to security considerations.

Greek Consulate in Mariupol drawing up list of ethnic Greeks who wish to leave the region

The Greeks of Ukraine have a long history in and ties with the region and a military crisis should under no circumstances imperil their lives and property.

The police sergeant, according to Kathimerini had an open GPS and is said to have been in a forbidden border area near the Evros River. He was reportedly subjected to an emergency judicial interrogation.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu’s five-hour visit to Thrace today naturally once again included references to a “Turkish minority”, including during his visit with the two illegal muftis of Thrace.

Some have attributed Turkey’s moves to Erdogan's need to divert attention from Turkey's economic crisis and setbacks in Syria and Libya, but they are in line with Ankara’s long-term strategy.

Greek foreign ministry spokesman Alexandros Gennimatas reiterated the accusations of the government and some EU leaders that Turkey is using migrants as a battering ram to dismantle Europe’s borders.

Cyprus' energy minister categorically rejected calls by those who want Turkey to be an equal partner despite its lawless actions and to put Cyprus’ hydrocarbons drilling programme on hold pending a solution of the Cyprus problem.

It is the first condemnation of Turkey’s actions in the Eastern Mediterranean since New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took power and appointed veteran conservative MP Nikos Dendias, an attorney, as foreign minister.

'We express our full solidarity with the Republic of Cyprus and yet again call upon Turkey to immediately cease illegal activity and to respect the sovereign rights of Cyprus,' the ministry stated.

The International Association of Genocide Scholars in 2007 recognised the genocide against Armenians, Assyrians, and Pontian and Anatolian Greeks.

The overarching issue is to find ways to defuse tensions in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, where Ankara is doing all it can to impede Cyprus’ energy programme.

'In Cyprus they are testing our patience because they are violating our rights,' Erdogan declared about the gas and oil exploration programme of the Republic of Cyprus.

'The government and the prime minister can no longer stand on sidelines as passive observers. They have a duty, even now, to assume their responsibilities,' said ND's shadow foreign minister.

There have been at least two conflicting accounts about the death of ethnic Greek Konstantinos Kacifa (Katsifas in Greek) in the Albanian town of Bularat, in the Gjirokaster region. The 35-year-old was shot dead by Albanian police following a memorial service at tbe military cemetery in Bularat, marking the beginning of the Greek-Albanian war that […]

'There is no advice that we would get from Greece with regard to the delimitation techniques within the framework of international law,' a Turkish foreign ministry statement issued today said.

It is not just the foreign ministry that manages secret funds. The defence ministry disburses comparable amounts, as do Greek Police, the Macedonia-Thrace ministry, and others.

The US Ambassador had issued repeated public calls for the release of the two Greek officers, as had other US and EU officials.