East med

Via Keep Talking Greece (https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2020/09/28/pompeo-dendias-us-greece/)…
The meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias concluded on Monday morning in Thessaloniki. In the meeting lasted some 45 minutes, dominant issues were of bilateral, regional and international interest, emphasis on Greece-US Strategic Dialogue, defense and energy cooperation.

*****News Topic 26*****
Greece and US hold military exercise near Turkish border
https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/greece-and-us-hold-military-exercise-near-turkish-border/

*****News Topic 20*****
Macron, Mitsotakis in ‘complete agreement’ over Turkey, Athens says.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/256818/article/ekathimerini/news/macron-mitsotakis-in-complete-agreement-over-turkey-athens-says

Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst  

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator…
Centuries ago, the Eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea was the center of the world. Today, we are facing a new dispute which could erupt into a regional war in those historical waters, as Turkey and Greece face off in a dispute over borders, gas fields, national pride and alliances.

US actions in east Med contribute to conflict, Lavrov says.https://cyprus-mail.com/2020/09/08/us-actions-in-east-med-contribute-to-conflict-lavrov-says/

Via Ekathimerini (https://www.ekathimerini.com/255825/gallery/ekathimerini/news/greece-welcomes-french-boost-as-tension-rises-in-east-med)…
Greece’s prime minister warmly thanked France Thursday for boosting its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, where Greek and Turkish warships are closely shadowing each other over a Turkish energy exploration bid in waters Athens claims as its own.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the unfolding conflict in Libya which has taken a turn towards Turkey’s favor as Erdogan’s intervention in the conflict has now pushed Egypt to search for a diplomatic, power-sharing, solution to the brutal civil war.

Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst…
Greece and Italy signed a historic agreement yesterday that demarcates the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of the two countries in the Ionian Sea. The agreement signed between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio has many ramifications in the entire Eastern Mediterranean region, but especially against Turkey’s ambitions of East Mediterranean hegemony.