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A meeting between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be in the works on the sidelines of the NATO Summit taking place in Washington, despite initially not being on the agenda of the two leaders.

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an announcement condemning the Russian missile attack on several Ukrainian cities on Monday. 

Russian Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, emphasized that despite claims by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump that he could resolve the Ukraine conflict in 24 hours if elected, the reality is far more complex and the war cannot be resolved swiftly.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza based on the US President's plan, during his speech at the Gaza aid conference in Jordan on Tuesday. 

After calling the situation in Gaza "dramatic," Gerapetritis expressed Greece's support for Joe Biden's ceasefire plan. 

Hamas has announced its acceptance of the UN Security Council's ceasefire resolution for the Gaza Strip and is prepared to negotiate the details. Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior representative of the Palestinian Islamist movement, conveyed this information to Reuters. Zuhri underscored that it is now up to Washington to ensure that Israel adheres to the resolution.

The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. With 14 votes in favor and 1 against, the American proposal for a truce between Israel and Hamas was approved. The resolution supports Joe Biden's peace proposal, which Washington claims has already been accepted by the Israeli side.

BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Monday, the 25th anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1244, that a solution to the Kosovo-Metohija issue could be sought only through constructive dialogue within the framework of the resolution.

Moscow has issued a stern warning, stating that it will target British sites if British weapons are used by Ukraine to strike Russian territory. This statement was made by Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, and reported by Reuters.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced he would travel to New York on Monday evening for a UN General Assembly session on a Srebrenica resolution.

Vucic made the announcement at a press conference with EU Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi in Belgrade.

NEW YORK - Serbian Ambassador to the UN Marko Djuric called on UN Security Council member states on Tuesday to draft a new resolution on Srebrenica that would have the consensus of all three entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, lead to progress and reconciliation and give equal treatment to all victims of the war in the former Yugoslavia.