United Nations General Assembly in New York

This past weekend, the political magazine Der Spiegel, known (and dreaded by some) for its exclusive insights, reported that the German government has approved large-scale arms deals with Turkey for the first time in years. These deals include the delivery of 100 guided missiles for ship air defense, 28 SeaHake torpedoes, and packages for the modernization of German-made Turkish submarines.

The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey have been tasked with discussing maritime boundaries and the delimitation of continental shelves, following last week's brief yet pivotal meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to loan Pakistan $7 billion to bolster its faltering economy, approving a relief package the government said would not have been possible without the support of China.

Cyprus' president said on Wednesday he was ready to immediately resume reunification talks over the ethnically divided island, urging regional rival Turkey to also engage in the effort.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, marking their second encounter in two months following a July meeting in Washington. 

It is always useful for the Greek prime minister to get together with the Turkish president, whatever the state of bilateral relations; be it tense or relatively calm, as has been the case during more than a year now. 

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the most important of a number of crucial encounters that he and Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will have on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the ongoing war with Russia will eventually be resolved through dialogue, emphasizing that Ukraine must maintain a strong stance. He mentioned plans to present a proposal to end the war to US President Joe Biden and his potential successors.

Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek will meet with U.S. fund managers and executives of the credit rating agencies in New York on April 22 as part of the Türkiye Investment Conference, says Murat Özyeğin, the head of the Türkiye-U.S. Business Council (TAİK).

This will be the 14th edition of the event organized in collaboration with Citi, Özyeğin told journalists.

We have enjoyed an almost unprecedented calm in the Aegean Sea these past nine months or so. This is not due solely to political resolve. It also has an economic dimension and is attributed to specific operational weaknesses. In any case, it represents a positive development that can and should be exploited.