International security

NATO has commenced its annual nuclear exercise, with around 2,000 personnel from eight air bases participating over the next two weeks. The Steadfast Noon exercise will involve 60 aircraft conducting training flights across Western Europe, including fighter jets equipped to carry US nuclear bombs stationed in Europe, long-range bombers, and various surveillance and refueling aircraft.

Several ambassadors and other officials discussed Thessaloniki's potential as a hub connecting separate trade initiatives, such as the Indian-Middle East-Europe economic corridor and the Three Seas Initiative connecting the Black, Adriatic and Baltic seas.

Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras is participating in the proceedings of the summit and the business forum of the Three Seas Initiative, in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Wednesday and Thursday.

BELGRADE - Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko said on Tuesday Western states had blocked the holding of a UN Security Council session requested by Russia to mark 25 years since the start of the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) because they were "afraid of the truth."

NEW YORK - Serbian FM Ivica Dacic said in New York on Monday Serbia was disappointed that the truth about the 1999 NATO aggression on the then Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) had been silenced in the UN Security Council.

In a move that has sparked controversy and drawn widespread attention, the United States has exercised its veto power to block a UN Security Council resolution that sought to hold Israeli security forces accountable for the recent tragedy involving a humanitarian convoy in Gaza. The incident, marked by shooting and stampede, resulted in the deaths of over 100 individuals.

Regional issues, security matters, and the fragile situation in the Red Sea will be discussed

It is claimed that Athens is proceeding with military activities that may pose “risks to security”

Greece has invested many billions of euros in the procurement of new weapons. All this will not achieve much if we have these very expensive next-generation systems but not the staff to support them - staff who must be highly trained and paid on a par with the private sector. 

Turkish lawmakers have approved a presidential decree extending the mission of Turkish military naval elements in several maritime zones, including the Gulf of Aden, Somali territorial waters, the Arabian Sea and adjacent regions.