George Gerapetritis

The meeting on Friday of the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers, George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan, in Athens is expected to confirm the willingness of the two sides to hold substantive discussions that could lead to the next steps on the contentious issue of the delimitation of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, interviewed by Turkish newspaper Hurriyet ahead of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's visit to Athens on Friday, expressed his vision of "a neighborhood of lasting peace and prosperity between our people." 

"We have built a level of trust, step by step, enabling honest discussions and the prevention of crises," Gerapetritis noted. 

A day before he is expected in Athens for much-anticipated talks with his Greek counterpart, George Gerapetritis, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hailed the "positive momentum" in Greek-Turkish relations, but also reiterated Ankara's push for "comprehensive solutions."

Friday's upcoming meeting, in Athens, of Greek and Turkish foreign ministers George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan, will be important in determining whether the two countries could seek international arbitration for their bilateral disputes.

The world is holding its breath as the United States chooses its next president, with latest polls offering little clarity on whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will emerge victorious.

Analysts are trying to assess what each candidate's potential victory might mean for Europe and Greece's broader region. The impact appears equally difficult to predict.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis reiterated Greece's support for Ukraine in a telephone discussion with his Ukrainian counterpart Anrdrii Sybiha on Friday.

The Greek ministry followed up the conversation between the two officials with a post noting that Gerapetritis "reiterated Greece's steadfast support for Ukraine, its sovereignty and territorial integrity".

Greece will further bolster security along its Evros border with Turkey by hiring an additional 150 border guards, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has said. These new recruits, supplementing the 450 guards hired over the past two years, will be stationed to support the second line of defense.

A news story by Turkey's Anadolu news agency about Turkish officials stating that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will raise the whole range of Greek-Turkish disputes in the Aegean during his meeting with Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis in Athens on November 8 has caused a stir.

The need to find ways to “contain the crisis in Lebanon and finally allow us to have the peace that everyone is seeking,” Foreign Minister Giorgios Gerapetritis stressed after attending the International Conference in support of the Lebanese people and sovereignty in Paris today.

In “Dangerous Liaisons” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (a successful film by Stephen Frears), a bet of romantic seduction between the Marquise de Merteuil and the Viscount de Valmont evolves into an extremely dangerous situation for those who unintentionally become part of a game they did not understand.