Erdogan: We can find common ground with Greece
Ankara is seeking to improve relations with countries in the region, starting with Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of his visit to Athens on Thursday.
Ankara is seeking to improve relations with countries in the region, starting with Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of his visit to Athens on Thursday.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed a willingness to foster closer relations between Greece and Turkey, just days ahead of his official visit to Athens on December 7. Addressing his party’s parliamentary group on Wednesday, he expressed hope that the visit would “usher in a new chapter in the relations between the two countries.”
Greece and Turkey are reportedly on the brink of an agreement that will institutionalize a solution to the migration problem, which is an open wound for both countries.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday met with his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem. The trip occurred without any prior announcement from the Maximos Mansion.
The thornier issues of Greek-Turkish relations have been, at least for now, shelved after Tuesday’s meeting of delegations from both countries under deputy foreign ministers Alexandra Papadopoulou and Burak Akcapar in the framework of regular political consultations.
Greece and Saudi Arabia agreed on Wednesday to set up a jointly-owned company that will look at linking their power grids, taking the first step in their plan to supply Europe with cheaper green energy, the Greek energy ministry said.
The Hague is still a long way off, said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) press conference on Sunday when asked about Greek-Turkish relations ahead of his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday in New York.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, reiterated their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties during a joint press conference held after their meeting at Maximos Mansion on Friday.
The BRICS alliance just announced its enlargement to include Ethiopia, Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE this morning.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Bob Menendez, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have discussed Greek-American relations and developments in the wider region over lunch in Athens.
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