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Dendias to meet Pompeo in Vienna on Friday
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Vienna on Friday, Kathimerini understands.
No more details were immediately available about the planned meeting which will take place amid a sharp increase in tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Vowing new Syria campaign, US sanctions dozens including Assad wife
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The two ministers also discussed the European perspective of the Western Balkans.
Dendias in Paris on Monday for talks with Le Drian
Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias is heading to Paris on Monday, where he will meet with his French counterpart Jean-Yves le Drian.
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Top EU official says Turkey actions in East Med 'unacceptable'
A top-ranking European Commission official on Friday condemned as "unacceptable" the actions of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, noting that the issue would be broached by the European Union's High Representative Josep Borrell to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who is to join a teleconference of the EU foreign affairs council on Monday.
Fugitive Moldovan Oligarch Sues State Dept Over US Ban
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US embassy cancels annual Independence Day events in Athens, Thessaloniki
The US embassy in Athens will not be hosting its annual Independence Day celebration in July, in line with Greek regulations enacted to counter the spread of Covid-19, Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday.
In a letter, the ambassador expressed the hope that the two countries would be able to celebrate their 200-year friendship at the event of 2021.
US embassy cancels annual Independence Day events in Athens,Thessaloniki
The US embassy in Athens will not be hosting its annual Independence Day celebration in July, in line with Greek regulations enacted to counter the spread of Covid-19, Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday.
In a letter, the ambassador expressed the hope that the two countries would be able to celebrate their 200-year friendship at the event of 2021.
US Blacklists Former Bosnian Politician for Corruption
The US State Department has blacklisted Amir Zukic, a disgraced former high-ranking official of the main Bosniak Party of Democratic Action, SDA, for being involved in corruption.