Greece Is Making a Comeback in the Eastern MediterraneanWith Greece’s foreign minister recently returned from a peace mission to Israel and Palestine and its prime minister having roved North Africa from Tripoli to Cairo, Greece is making a major diplomatic comeback around the Eastern Mediterranean. A period of rapprochement began, with trade increasing and Greece supporting Turkey in its ambition to join the European Union. Greece has really only been able to make these moves “because of the failures of Turkish foreign policy,” Grigoriadis said. Athens is thus also continuing to build on the now-restarted exploratory talks while there is hope Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu may soon visit Athens. Many around the Eastern Mediterranean will therefore be closely watching Turkey to see just how Ankara returns that serve.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2021 18:04 UTC