Prime Minister's Press Office

The statement issued by the Prime Minister's Press Office

In the wake of the unprecedented spat with London, Athens believes the reasons behind the cancellation at the 11th hour of the meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis by British counterpart Rishi Sunak on Monday evening were not a supposed "agreement" between the two sides not to discuss the Parthenon Sculptures issue, but political and diplomatic. 

The saga that started with the former (resigned a day ago) New Democracy MP Andreas Patsis as the protagonist, is expected to rivet public interest in the coming days.

Kosovo police have increased patrols in the streets and started intensive screening of individuals and vehicles at borders amid growing fears of terrorist attacks.

Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and security officials announced a state of alert and exceptional measures at a Kosovo Security Council meeting on Monday.