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NATO chief calls Turkey 'extremely important'
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on March 9 called Turkey "extremely important," saying the alliance is a platform to address differences and disagreements.
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Greek-Turkey contacts get NATO’s backing
Within the context of the new atmosphere created with Ankara's recent de-escalation with Athens, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias stressed Tuesday on the second day of a two-day visit to Brussels the need for Turkey to respect international law, and especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), so there is a common framework in the exploratory contacts that resume
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NATO chief welcomes resumption of exploratory talks between Greece, Turkey
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has welcomed the continuation of NATO-brokered talks between Turkey and Greece on a military deconfliction mechanism in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as the resumption on Monday of exploratory contacts between the two Aegean neighbors in Istanbul.
NATO chief calls for ‘positive approaches’ on Turkey
Speaking ahead of a European Union summit Thursday set to decide on further sanctions against Turkey over its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg urged the bloc's leaders not to forget the country's importance to the transatlantic alliance and the West at large.
Stoltenberg vows to boost Greece-Turkey deconfliction mechanism
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg vowed to strengthen the military "deconfliction mechanism" agreed between Athens and Ankara last October to avoid potential tensions and accidents in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean during a press conference on Tuesday.
Jens Stoltenberg: Trans-Atlantic Relations between Allies Will Improve
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressed hope that trans-Atlantic relations between NATO allies would improve after Joe Biden's election as President of the United States. Stoltenberg said this ahead of the video conference of the Pact's foreign ministers tomorrow and the day after.
Dendias, Stoltenberg discuss Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey in phone call
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias discussed developments in the Eastern Mediterranean with Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, on Thursday.
In the phone call, the two officials also focused on Turkey's activities in the region, according to a Foreign Ministry's post on Twitter.
Greek MP appointed VP of NATO Parliamentary Assembly
The head of the Greek delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Marietta Giannakou, has been elected vice president of the consultative interparliamentary organization for the North Atlantic Alliance, making her the first Greek MP to be appointed to the position.
Cavusoglu urges Borrell, EU countries to oppose 'unfair' measures against Ankara
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he sent a letter to the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell ahead of a special meeting called at Greece's request, wanting to explain Turkey's position on developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to the country's state-run news agency Anadolu.
Turkish defense minister, NATO chief discuss security issues
The Turkish defense minister and NATO secretary-general discussed Syria, Libya and regional issues in a phone call, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said in a statement on June 12.
Hulusi Akar and Jens Stoltenberg also exchanged views on NATO issues, said the statement.