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A Turkish delegation arrived in Athens yesterday, April 22, for the latest round of Confidence-building Measures (CBMs) between the two countries as part of the continuing diplomatic effort to sustain the momentum of Greek-Turkish rapprochement and detente across the Aegean. The Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Burak Akçapar, accompanied by Turkish Navy officers met with his Greek hosts and...

Rifts have gradually started to appear in the Greek-Turkish rapprochement process since an informal moratorium on “provocative” actions in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean was formalised with the signing of a Declaration on Friendly Relations and Good-Neighbourliness by Greek PM, Mitsotakis, and President Erdogan in Athens in December 2023.   A Teetering Detente? Greece’s introduction of two marine protected areas in...

As this publication reported in December, the United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency approved a proposal from the Greek government to buy (35) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. Today, a Greek government official has informed Reuters that the deal was agreed upon in Athens and the purchase will move forward for 1.24B USD. The original authorized sale from December was...

At approximately 0800 EST, initial reports indicated that a Greek Air Force F-16 fighter crashed into the sea near Psathoura, Greece around 0100L (1900 EST on 19 Mar 24). By 0820 EST, local media outlet Zougla gr, reported that an F-16 from the 337th squadron of the 110th Fighter Wing at Larissa had crashed on Psathoura in Alonnisos, Greece...

What's Happening Armenia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Greece, Tigran Mkrtchyan, on March 1st met with the Greek Minister of Defence. The two discussed a number of different things related to defence, and additionally announced that the Greek Defence Minister will be going to Armenia next week, in order to hold further discussions. In December of 2023, Armenia's Defence Minister visited...