The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Kotsiras, travelled to the United Kingdom for a two day visit (28-29.01.2025) for the inauguration of the Hellenic Consulate General in Manchester. The new diplomatic mission of the Hellenic Republic in the UK is already
Australia will spend US$833 million to boost its long-range strike capabilities as it finalised a deal to buy more than 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States, part of a wide-ranging defence shake-up. Australia will be only one of three nations
If diplomatic efforts fail, then military intervention by ECOWAS member states in Niger is likely to restore constitutional order and return the country’s president-elect Mohamed Bazoum to the presidency. This is the conclusion of the meeting held yesterday, Thursday, August 17, 2023,
Israel ruled out on Sunday, August 13, 2023, the possibility of diplomatic representation in Jerusalem for Palestine by the ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Jordan. Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Jordan Nayef Al-Sudairi has expanded his credentials to include consul general in Jerusalem
Taiwan Vice President William Lai left for a trip to the United States, which China has condemned and Taiwanese officials fear could prompt more Chinese military activity around the democratically governed island. Lai, the front-runner to become Taiwan’s president in elections in
On July 27, 2023 took place in Astana the so-called C5+1 Group meeting between representatives from the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the United States to discuss developments regarding Afghanistan. The
The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc’s response to the Sahel region’s seventh coup of recent years came as crowds in Niger’s capital Niamey burned French flags and stoned the former colonial power’s mission, drawing tear gas from police. At an emergency summit in Nigeria to discuss
Speaking to reporters in a joint press conference with Chilean President Gabriel Boric, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission said the two parties reached an agreement to develop a strategic association to develop lithium and strengthen supply chains. Chile
An initial agreement opens the road for Israel to become part of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The U.S. State Department announcement on the matter: “The United States welcomes Israel’s announcement today that it is changing travel procedures for U.S. citizens travelling
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council has appointed Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco of the Republic of Panama, for an initial 4-year term as the next Secretary-General. Mr. Valesco will start his tenure as of 1 January 2024, subject to the Assembly’s approval.
Britain on Sunday 16 July 2023 formally signed the treaty to join a major trans-Pacific trade pact, becoming the first new country to take part since its inception in 2018 and opening the way for members to consider other applications including from