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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit occupied northern Cyprus Thursday to commemorate the 49th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of the island.

Israel will send two aircraft from the Elad Squadron to assist in combatting raging wildfires in Attica, Corinth, and Rhodes, following a request by the Greek government according to the social media account of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The EU's Copernicus/Emergency Management Service - Mapping service found that the ongoing wildfires in west Attica that started from the settlement of Kouvaras have destroyed 3,472 hectares, of which 164 were built-up areas, houses, businesses, farms etc. 

State Minister Akis Skertsos said on Monday that Greece and Turkey have taken a "first step" towards normalizing bilateral relations following the recent meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Vilnius. However, he emphasized that the Greek government will not make any concessions on the nation's "red lines."

The governor of the Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras, described the recovery of investment grade as a big challenge for the Greek government at the moment, stating however that he is confident that it will happen this year and will bring more direct foreign investments.

National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis arrived in Brussels on Thursday to participate in the Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings.

Hatzidakis was to present the priorities of the Greek government in the field of economic policy at the Eurogroup meeting on Thursday.

Greek officials hope that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, their first in 16 months, will solidify the recent relatively calm relationship between the two countries and keep the communication channels open.

Russia's presence in the presidency of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IOA), an international institution with an active role in promoting the values of the Orthodox Christian tradition in contemporary European and world affairs, came to an end on Saturday in Sithonia, Halkidiki northern Greece, with the election of a Polish MP, Yevgeny Chikvin, widening the chasm with the Russia

The Turkish Coast Guard has rescued 84 irregular migrants pushed back by Greek authorities off the northwestern province of Çanakkale.

The teams initiated an operation after receiving information that a group of irregular migrants was drifting off Çanakkale's Ayvacık district.

US President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Sunday to congratulate him on his substantial victory in last Sunday's election.