Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu went to Washington and had a bilateral meeting with his American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, where, among other things, the purchase and modernization of F-16s was discussed. The Turkish official had a difficult mission and cultivated high expectations, while also putting Greece on the "menu".
New data in the Qatargate scandal comes to the surface through the decision of the alleged mastermind, Antonio Panzeri, to cooperate with the Belgian authorities by giving detailed names and addresses of all those involved, in exchange for more favorable judicial treatment.
An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale occurred at 04:22 Greek time, off Lesbos.
According to the Geodynamic Institute, the epicenter of the tremor is located in the sea area 27 km north of Sigri on Lesvos and the focal depth was calculated at 15.7 km.
The city of Athens, with mayor Kostas Bakoyannis as host, will on January 22-24 welcome mayors from 66 cities and 10 countries in the Balkans, in the context of the B40 Balkan Cities Network Conference aiming at a common course for stability and prosperity in the Balkans.