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Greece engages with the Middle East

Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ visit to Saudi Arabia this week has put a spotlight on Greece’s strategy in the Middle East, coming about a week after a trilateral summit in Cairo with Egypt’s President Sisi and Cyprus’ President Christodoulides, and a month after a visit to Lebanon. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Greece’s engagement with the broader Middle East, from key players like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, to countries like Lebanon that are looking to rebuild.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Athens, Riyadh strengthen strategic ties

Greece, Egypt and Cyprus align on policy

Greek interest in Middle East deepening

Turkey’s Bahceli rehashes claims about Greece’s Dodecanese islands

Foreign Ministry: ‘Dodecanese islands status governed by the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty’

Mitsotakis calls on European Commission to move faster to reduce energy prices

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