Prime Minister Dbeibah expresses gratitude for President Putin’s support during key talks in Moscow
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April 17, 2021 01:01
MOSCOW: Russia has welcomed the prospect of renewed military cooperation with war-shattered Libya as Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu hosted Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah.
Libya has been gripped by chaos for almost a decade, since its leader Muammar Qaddafi was brought down and killed in a 2011 uprising.
In February, Libya embarked on a new phase of its post-Qaddafi transition after interim leaders were selected to lead the country until December elections.
“I consider your Moscow visit to be the first step towards resuming full-scale cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries,” Shoigu told the Libyan prime minister in remarks released by his ministry.
Greek diaspora: Which cities have the largest Greek population outside of Greece?
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The fact that there is another little Greece outside of the borders of the country, might sound a little excessive to some, but it is true indeed!
According to the latest estimates of the General Secretariat of Hellenes Abroad, today there more than 5,000,000 people of Greek origin that live outside of the Greek borders, scattered in 140 countries across the globe.
The first big wave of immigration from Greece took place at the beginning of the 1900s, the second immigration wave – and largest to this day – was right after the end of the Second World War, and the third wave occurred during the period of the worldwide financial crisis of 2007-2008.
Greece And U S Are Discussing Changes In The Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement greekcitytimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greekcitytimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Greece, US Discuss Amendments to Mutual Defense Agreement Foreign Ministry Thu 18th February 2021 | 10:50 PM
Greece and the United States are discussing possible changes to the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA), expected to be approved this fall, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou told reporters at a briefing
ATHENS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th February, 2021) Greece and the United States are discussing possible changes to the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA), expected to be approved this fall, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexandros Papaioannou told reporters at a briefing. Amendments are under discussion with the US side, negotiations are still ongoing, foreign ministers are also involved in the discussion. We hope that negotiations will be over in the nearest future and the deal will be signed this fall during a personal meeting, Papaioannou said in response to a question concerning the new agreement on US military ba
Greece wants the European Union and Russia to have open channels of communication: Foreign Ministry
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Greece is in favor of maintaining communication and dialogue channels between the European Union and Russia, said the representative of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alexandros Papaioannou.
“First of all, I would like to emphasise that we are talking about relations between the European Union and Russia and not about bilateral relations between Greece and Russia. This is different,” said Papaioannou.
Alexandros Papaioannou.
His response was to a question about the position of Greece regarding sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will deliver Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea and whether Athens is expected to support these sanctions.