Greece and Israel have forged an enduring partnership at a strategic level, which is based on their common interests and converging perspectives on many challenges, as well as a shared respect for an international order that is based on international rules and a shared vision for their neighborhood, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday in joint statements with his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, after their meeting in Jerusalem.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the way to the Turkish elections which will be held on May 14 as was officially announced yesterday, is becoming a "difficult ally" for the West, and this cannot leave Athens in the role of a simple observer.

The first meeting of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after his arrival in New York was with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid.