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The Greek Current
The Greek Current

Greece's Balkan agenda, the latest trilateral in Cyprus, and more

With a relative calm taking hold in the Aegean between Greece and Turkey, Athens is turning its focus to the Western Balkans. Here Greece is looking to play an active role in resolving disputes in the region, such as between Serbia and Kosovo, and facilitating the full integration of the Western Balkans into both the EU and NATO. Greece’s relations with Albania also fall under this agenda. As Greece looks to build on its record as a problem solver in the Balkans, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias traveled to Cyprus this week, where he met with his Cypriot and Israeli counterparts as the three countries work to deepen their dynamic regional partnership. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look at Greece’s Balkan agenda, the latest trilateral in Cyprus, and more.

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

Βαλκανικές (αν)ισορροπίες

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