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What’s new? Turkey and Greece have returned to talks after their mid-2020 dispute over sovereignty in the eastern Mediterranean Sea devolved into the longest-lasting military face-off since the 1970s. The discussions could help the parties de-escalate tensions and move from brinkmanship to dialogue.
Why did it happen? Tensions flared in 2019-2020 when Ankara – seeking a say in energy projects – sent seismic research ships to waters contested with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus, intervened in Libya’s civil war and signed a maritime delimitation deal with Tripoli. Turkey’s rivals have increasingly aligned with Greece over competing sovereignty claims.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece reacted angrily on Sunday to a statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that described members of a Muslim minority in northern Greece as Turkish and that said they were not accorded full civic rights.
US, Russia, China want more progress after Gaza truce
World leaders and diplomats praised the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, but warned there was more work ahead. The Palestinian Authority s foreign minister also said the truce was not enough.
The halt in the fighting was also celebrated at New York s Times Square
With the truce between Israel and Hamas militants taking hold on Friday, governments from around the world greeted the break in fighting and called for conflicting parties to move closer to permanent peace. An Israeli politician slammed the cease-fire as embarrassing.
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US President Joe Biden said that both Palestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live safely and securely and pledged to continue quiet and relentless diplomacy towards that goal.