In his speech at the 68th General Assembly of the UN, government vice president and foreign minister, Evangelos Venizelos, highlighted a number of issues including illegal migration, the concern of Greece for peace and stability in the Middle East, relations with FYROM and Turkey, and the Cyprus issue.

Turkey has selected the Chinese HQ-9 surface-to air-missile (SAM) for its T-Loramids air-defence programme, in a move that will surely raise eyebrows in Washington.

Albanian foreign minister Ditmir Bushati stated his government is "decided" and "fully prepared" to turn a new chapter in relations with Greece, in an interview with the "Voice of America's" Albanian service.