There is almost no Member State that does not publicly express its verbal solidarity with the Republic of Cyprus and Greece, but "behind closed doors" the picture changes, and in a disappointing way for the two Member States that are suffering from Turkish aggressive/expansionist pressures. This is shown by the minutes of the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting on 14 August.

By Stavros Lygeros

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will have an extraordinary meeting on Friday with his American counterpart, Mike Pompeo.

The Turkish research ship Barbaros has been in the Cypriot EEZ since the early hours of Thursday. The research ship is accompanied by a Turkish warship and a second support ship.