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A comprehensive agreement is still feasible. In an article in the newspaper "Politis" on Saturday, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Cyprus, Maria Angela Olguin, calls for the beginning of cooperation between the leaders of the two communities based on political equality, expressing the belief that "a comprehensive agreement is still feasible." #Κυπριακό #Διαπραγματεύσεις #ΗνωμέναΈθνη (translated)

The Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Maria Angela Olguin, emphasizes that a comprehensive agreement on the Cyprus issue is feasible and calls for cooperation between the two communities based on political equality, highlighting the importance of Confidence-Building Measures and the methodology of negotiations. #Κυπριακό #Διαπραγματεύσεις #ΗνωμέναΈθνη (translated)

The Prime Minister of Greece stated that the negotiations for the European Union budget were complex and usually started with significant differences between the so-called "frugal" countries and the majority of member states, which sought a more ambitious budget. He said that the same situation applied then as well. He added that, as became clear in their discussion, the Common Agricultural Policy and the Cohesion Policy needed to be protected at least at the amounts proposed by the European Commission, which he considered satisfactory for his country. He said there could be no compromises in these areas and that at least 15 more countries shared this view. https://t.co/59wfvacwGE #ΕυρωπαϊκήΈνωση #Γεωργία #Προϋπολογισμός (translated)

Amalia claimed that the Bulgarian occupation in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace continued from September 9 to October 26, 1944, with the complicity of the EAM. She wrote that this period was omitted by leftist historiography and that, after the communist-controlled Patriotic Front took power in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian forces did not withdraw from the Greek areas that had been ceded by the Germans. According to her, the EAM followed a "brotherhood" line with the occupiers and had agreed to the annexation of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace to Bulgaria. She also claimed that Soviet officers and soldiers had arrived in Komotini, Xanthi, and Drama, saying they were waiting for units for operations in Thessaloniki. Amalia stated that George Papandreou informed Churchill, who requested from Moscow and Sofia the complete withdrawal of the Bulgarian troops; according to the post, they left on October 26. Amalia added that Bulgaria attempted in July 1946, at the Paris Peace Conference, to claim Western Thrace with the support of the USSR, but the British rejected the request. As sources, she cited works by V. Kontis and S. Sfetas, Andreas Papandreou, Vasileios Kontis, and Chris Woodhouse. #Βουλγαρία #Ιστορία #Κατοχή (translated)

"A mechanism will be found that will enable the securing of supplies." The Vice President of the Russian government, Alexander Novak, stated on Wednesday that negotiations between Russia and the United States are ongoing, aiming to finalize an agreement that will include a mechanism to secure diesel supplies despite Western sanctions against Russian companies. #Τραμπ #Πούτιν #ντίζελ (translated)

The Turkish Deputy Minister of National Defense, Kavaklıoğlu, expresses optimism about acquiring six F-35s from the US and lifting the American sanctions under CAATSA, arguing that the personal relationship between Erdoğan and Trump facilitates negotiations. #F35 #Τουρκία #CAATSA (translated)

In his statements to reporters, upon his departure this afternoon from the Presidential Palace to attend his meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Tufan Erhiyurman, when asked if, as Mr. Erhiyurman mentioned, only the seven CBMs referred to by the UN Secretary-General would be discussed today, the President of the Republic said that "the agenda is determined through mutual agreement and there is no such agreement." #Κυπριακό #Διαπραγματεύσεις #Διάλογος (translated)

The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, stated that they are not afraid of dialogue and negotiations upon his departure for a meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhürman, emphasizing the desire for positive results through the jointly determined agenda. #Κυπριακό #Διαπραγματεύσεις #Διάλογος (translated)

The Mayor of Morphou, Viktoras Hadjiavraham, stated that the prospect of a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue keeps alive the hope for the return of Morphou, pointing out the recent positive developments and the need for mobility in the negotiations. #Κυπριακό #Μόρφου #Διευθέτηση (translated)

The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, reiterated the readiness of the Greek-Cypriot side to resume negotiations for the resolution of the Cyprus issue, emphasizing that there is no other option than to promote this process. #Κυπριακό #Επανένωση #Διαπραγματεύσεις (translated)

Amalia accused Russia of deliberately launching attacks against civilians in Ukraine, citing strikes on apartment buildings, schools, shopping centers, public transport, playgrounds, and bridges. She argued that most of the victims were Russian-speaking individuals in Eastern Ukraine and criticized those who, as she wrote, showed sensitivity towards Palestine and Iran in Greece, but not towards Ukrainians. Regarding the recent strikes, she mentioned that in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, 22 civilians were killed, including 5 children—three of them one year old—and 54 were injured. For Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, she wrote that two city buses were attacked and 33 people were killed, while the number of injured remained unknown. She added that 9 people were also killed in Kyiv, 2 in Kremenchuk, 2 in Konotop, 2 in Oleksandriia, and 1 in Zaporizhzhia, raising the death toll of civilian casualties over the two days to 71, according to her. Regarding the negotiations with U.S. intervention, Amalia claimed that Zelensky was accepting a ceasefire with the troops in their current positions and was asking for guarantees from the West. She stated that pro-Russian separatist forces controlled 60% of Donetsk Oblast before the Russian invasion of 2022, that since then the Russian army had captured an additional 20%, and that it had not managed to capture the remaining 20%. She asserted that Putin did not want a ceasefire, but a peace agreement that would require Zelensky to go to Moscow, the demilitarization of Ukraine, a constitutional commitment not to seek EU or NATO membership, and the recognition of the territories occupied by Russia since 2014, including Crimea. She added that Russia was also demanding the surrender of the remaining 20% of Donetsk Oblast that it had not captured. Amalia compared the situation to Cyprus, where, as she wrote, since August 1974 a ceasefire had been in effect under UN supervision, without a permanent peace agreement, because Turkey demanded recognition of the loss of territories and the pseudostate. She concluded that Russia sought, in her view, the humiliation of Ukraine and not peace. #Ουκρανία #Ειρήνη #Πόλεμος (translated)

One side or both will intensify what they are doing in an effort to bend the opponent and end the deadlock. The war between Russia and Ukraine is at a "deadlock," which is "very dangerous" because the warring sides may gamble on an escalation to get out of it, warned U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio today. #Ουκρανία #Ρωσία #Διαπραγματεύσεις (translated)