Nikos Kotzias

Greek actions stifle a resolution in the Eastern Mediterranean

Aggressive diplomacy from Greece can't change the reality that Turkey has a rightful stake in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Turkey says it will not tolerate shift in Greek maritime border

Turkey reminds Greece of a 1995 parliamentary declaration in which Ankara authorised action, not excluding military action, to safeguard Turkish interests in the Aegean.

Greek foreign minister quits after cabinet spat over Macedonia

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has resigned after a dispute over the country's controversial name deal with Macedonia.

UN envoy heads to Greece to mediate name dispute with Macedonia

UN mediator Matthew Nimetz has already proposed four alternative names in Macedonian and will discuss the issue with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias.

Macedonia PM sees solution to Greece name dispute by July

The dispute between Skopje and Athens dates back to Macedonia's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 and has strained neighbourly relations.

Greece hopes to solve name dispute with Macedonia in 2018

Athens has blocked the Republic of Macedonia's attempts to join NATO and objects to its EU membership bid because it says the name Macedonia implies a territorial claim over Greece's own northerly region of that name.

Turkey urges Greece not to become 'safe haven' for coup plotters

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says 995 Turks have applied for asylum in Greece since last year's FETO coup attempt in Turkey.

"Clear understanding" reached in Cyprus peace talks

Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders are meeting in Switzerland amid growing pressure to reach a peace deal that will end over four decades of division in Cyprus.

Cyprus leaders meet amid pressure for a peace deal

The negotiations on the long-running Cyprus conflict are the best chance, but maybe not the last one, for Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots to get an agreement, the UN envoy to the island says.