Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, drawing a hard line on Turkey wh...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the UN General Assembly in New York, drawing a hard line on Turkey while calling for renewed talks on Cyprus, a diplomatic settlement in Ukraine, and stronger multilateralism across the board. On Greece-Turkey relations, Mitsotakis made clear that dialogue can only work on specific terms. He said meaningful talks cannot coexist with unilateral actions that challenge the international legal order, and cannot move forward when Greece faces threats of war simply for exercising its legal rights under international law. He pointed to UNCLOS as the only legitimate framework for resolving the two countries' longstanding dispute over continental shelf and exclusive economic zone delimitation. On Cyprus, Mitsotakis did not hold back. He said 52 years have passed since Turkey's illegal invasion and continued occupation of part of the island, calling it a blatant violation of international law whose consequences persist to this day. He described Cyprus as a litmus test for the UN's own credibility, asking whether the organization can actually enforce its own resolutions. Greece, he said, fully supports UN Secretary-General Guterres's efforts to restart meaningful reunification negotiations, and expects those efforts to continue under his successor. Mitsotakis also positioned Greece as a stabilizing force in the Eastern Mediterranean, highlighting its role as a bridge between Europe, the Middle East, and maritime trade routes. He noted Greece will take on the presidency of the UN Security Council and intends to prioritize maritime security and the challenges posed by emerging technologies. On Ukraine, now entering its fifth year of war, he called for an immediate ceasefire through diplomacy, insisted Ukraine must have a decisive say in its own future, and said Europe cannot be absent from those negotiations. He also addressed the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Sudan, and touched on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Libya. #Greece #UN #Cyprus