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The G20 conference has begun with a moment of silence for the victims of the attacks in Paris
World leaders attending the G20 meeting in Turkey to discuss the refugee crisis on European security held a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorists attacks in Paris that left 129 dead and hundreds injured.
Greece will never accept the consequences of the Turkish invasion and occupation
“The unilateral declaration of the illegal secessionist entity 32 years ago was a flagrant violation of and affront to international law and international legal order,” the Foreign ministry said in an announcement on Sunday.
Mouzalas stresses the need for more effective controls in Turkey
More effective controls in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon need to be carried out in order to address the problem of registration of refugees, Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas said at a press conference on Sunday.
Greek migration minister on Valetta’s summit’s admission of Turkey’s role in refugee crisis
The video shown by Mr. Mouzalas to his EU counterparts on November 9 in Brussels Greece’s Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas on Friday welcomed the clear emphasis given for the first time by European leaders to Turkey’s role as an arena for a solution to the refugee crisis, during their meeting with […]
Tsipras to highlight visit to Turkey in Valletta Summit on migration
VALETTA (ANA-MPA/N. Lionakis) – The Summit meeting in Valletta on migration is continuing with a working dinner on Wednesday evening, attended by EU member-states and African nations. On Thursday, the informal summit of the EU member-states will focus on managing the refugee crisis on a European level.
Pavlopoulos: Greece will not take a single step back on its national rights
Greece will not take a single step back on its national rights, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Wednesday in a message to Turkey, adding however that the country is extending a hand of friendship to its neighbor.
Greece will play leading role in EU-Turkey deliberations on the refugees issue
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ imminent visit to Turkey on Nov. 17-18 will focus on international and regional developments, while special emphasis will be given to the refugee issue and bilateral relations.
A simple proposal to save lives: joint patrols on the Turkish coast
By Ilias Kouskouvelis* In recent months, the overwhelming majority of Greek citizens, despite their economic difficulties, have clearly demonstrated their solidarity to refugees. I have the feeling that everyone, authorities and citizens, have tried their best to give these people the treatment they deserve. At the top of the authorities’ goals was to protect human […]
‘We were taken by surprise’, Tsipras on refugee crisis;
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday told participants at a high-level meeting convened on the refugees issue on that “we are facing a problem beyond our powers.”
Report highlights Turkey’s troubled press freedom record
New York, November 2, 2015.- Turkish authorities should end impunity for attacks against journalists, decriminalize insult and defamation, stop harassing critical news outlets, and release imprisoned journalists, according to “Press Freedom in Turkey’s Inter-Election Period,” a report published Saturday by the Vienna-based International Press Institute.