The promotion of partnerships in the eastern Mediterranean and the preparation of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias' visit to Washington in December were the key issues of a meeting between Kotzias and US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell.

Main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his party's proposal for the transfer of the ENFIA property tax to local authorities, saying it would increase their autonomy, as he emerged from a meeting with the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) on Tuesday to discuss the measure.

The two Cypriot children that had been kidnapped earlier on Tuesday have been found after police utilised information provided by a citizen that led them to the location of the two 11-year-olds and the capture of their kidnapper.

The Aegean Sea, the Cypriot problem and Euro-Turkish relations were on the agenda of talks during the meeting between Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.