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The Greek Current
The Greek Current

Greece-Turkey exploratory contacts, Turkey's illegal actions in Varosha, and more

John Psaropoulos, an independent journalist based in Greece and Al Jazeera’s southeast Europe correspondent, joins us today to discuss the latest developments in exploratory contacts and talks between Greece and Turkey, why expectations around the talks are low, the visit to Athens and Ankara this week by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and the reactions to Turkey’s decision to illegally reopen parts of Varosha in Cyprus.

Read John Psaropoulos’s latest articles here: 

How much longer can Greece and Turkey avoid war?

Greece, Cyprus threaten EU sanctions against Turkey over Varosha

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here:

Date sought for Greece-Turkey exploratory contacts

Senate Democrats Urge President Trump to Stop Erdogan from Violating UN Security Council Resolutions Regarding Varosha

Greece: Sentencing hearings for Golden Dawn to resume Monday

Convictions force sun to set on Golden Dawn

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