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The Great Game in the East Med

The events of these days will shape our region's future in ways that we cannot predict. Thursday's signing of the agreement between Greece, Cyprus and Israel for the construction of the East Med submarine pipeline prompted the Turkish National Assembly to ratify a decision to send troops to Libya.

Athens rejects claim by Turkish FM that there are no Aegean sea borders

In the latest exchange of acrimony between Athens and Ankara, Greece dismissed claims Wednesday by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that there are no sea borders between the two countries as "groundless."

According to Greek diplomatic sources, Cavusoglu's remarks reflect Turkey's consistent policy to undermine the status quo in the Aegean.

Turkish Finance Minister Agbal recites hate-filled poem against Greeks in Turkish Parliament

While the Greek PM Alexis Tsipras was meeting with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s Finance Minister Naci Agbal was using rhetoric in the Turkish parliament against Greece comparable to that used by an extreme right Golden Dawn MEP who was expelled from the European parliament.

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