With friends like these... Erdogan's PBS interview sets the stage at the UN
As the week kicked off at the UN in New York, Turkish President Erdogan sat with PBS NewsHour for a one on one interview, where he talked about Turkey’s relations with the US, with Greece, the state of human rights in his country, and his ties to Putin’s Russia. Aside from his outbursts at journalist Amna Nawaz over her questions on human rights, Erdogan also raised eyebrows with his statements on Russia, which he said he trusts just as much as the West, and his comment that Senator Bob Menendez isn’t familiar with Turkey after a question about Congress and the potential sale of F-16s. Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis on The Greek Current to discuss this interview and break down what else we need to look out for when it comes to Hellenic issues at the UNGA this week.
Azerbaijan launches attack in Nagorno-Karabakh, announces ‘evacuation’ of Armenian population
Azerbaijan announced a major new military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, or Artsakh, on Tuesday, declaring an “evacuation” of ethnic Armenians in the area, opening up a crisis that risks spiraling into all-out war, and triggering instant fears of ethnic cleansing. The escalation comes after months of an Azeri blockade that has left 120,000 Armenians in Artsakh on the brink of starvation. Baku has said it will not stop its attack until Artsakh's ethnic-Armenians surrender. Both Russia and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Azerbaijan's president to cease military action immediately. The offensive comes after months of negotiations aimed at preventing war and ending the worsening famine.
Mitsotakis-Erdogan: Keeping the process on a positive track
On Wednesday Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet Turkish President Erdogan, this time in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The two leaders, who are getting together just two months after their last meeting in Vilnius, at the NATO summit, are expected to build on the positive atmosphere that has prevailed during most of this year. Apart from its significant symbolism, the meeting will also be of substance as the two men will discuss and agree on the basic agenda which will be put on the table in the technical talks that will follow on October 16 between the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Papadopoulou and Burak Akcapar in Athens.
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