UNSC Showdown: Cyprus Puts Turkey on the Spot Over Missing Persons and Occupation
Nicosia accuses Ankara of violations tied to occupation, displacement and illegal settlement activity in explosive UN intervention
Nicosia accuses Ankara of violations tied to occupation, displacement and illegal settlement activity in explosive UN intervention
Ankara has intensified its confrontation with Greece at the United Nations, rejecting Athens’ objection to the term “Turkish Straits” and turning a diplomatic dispute over terminology into a broader geopolitical battle over sovereignty, maritime influence and strategic control in the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea region.
Athens invokes the Montreux Convention, warning against “terminology drift” with geopolitical stakes
“Inalienable Right – No to Casus Belli”
A message to Tehran: 135 countries align as geopolitical tensions rise at the UN and across the Middle East
A new era of tension in the Eastern Mediterranean – Turkey reasserts “Blue Homeland” claims and the Turkey-Libya memorandum; Greece responds with firm diplomatic refusal.
Ankara revives the invalid “Turkey-Libya Memorandum,” insists on “Blue Homeland,” escalating Eastern Mediterranean tensions
Clear political and geopolitical messages from the Greek Prime Minister – Support for Ukraine and Palestinians, criticism of Ankara, and a call for joint European defense
Athens formally rejects Libya’s unilateral maritime claims and calls for negotiations based on international law
New diplomatic note strengthens Greece and Cyprus's legal stance amid rising Eastern Mediterranean tensions
Athens firmly rejects Tripoli’s assertions as baseless, reaffirming that all exploration activities take place within Greece’s sovereign rights and in full alignment with international law.
Sharp geopolitical tensions resurface as Turkey dismisses human rights concerns raised by Greece and Cyprus ahead of the 49th UN Human Rights Council session.
The UN Security Council is meeting on Tuesday for its regular monthly briefing on Syria, chaired by Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis.
He also expressed Greece's "sincere condolences" for the deaths of 15 aid workers during the Israeli operation in Rafah on March 23.
Greece’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Evangelos Sekeris, reaffirmed Greece’s commitment to a peaceful and inclusive political transition in Syria during a UN Security Council meeting on the ongoing crisis in the region.
UNHCR and IOM stressed the “critical” importance of a “comprehensive and conclusive” investigation in a joint statement on the first anniversary of the June 14, 2023, tragedy off southern Greece.