Turkey expressed its dissatisfaction on Thursday morning over the discussions and announcements made a few days ago in Athens between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Emmanuel Macron during the French president’s visit. In a statement, the Turkish Ministry of Defense referred to remarks by European leaders that “target Ankara,” adding that such statements are not in line with the principles of alliance and solidarity.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), in response to the Israeli operation against vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters off the coast of Crete, calls for restraint and universal respect for international law, including the Law of the Sea and international humanitarian law.

The Onassis Foundation delivered to the Municipality of Athens the sculpture depicting Constantine Cavafy, a work by sculptor Praxiteles Tzanoulino, on the anniversary of both his birth and death.