Greek Prime Minister to Meet Turkish President in Ankara on May 13
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced that he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 13th in Ankara.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced that he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 13th in Ankara.
"The statements of the Turkish president regarding the illegal invasion of Cyprus in 1974 constitute a blatant distortion of the historical truth and an insult to the memory of the victims," according to Greek diplomatic sources on Tuesday.
Mitsotakis said they had also agreed with Erdogan to continue the meetings between them, expressing his willingness to visit Ankara in the spring, ahead of their meeting at the NATO summit in July.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the press during his return flight from Athens that he proposed to Greece the extension, as he said, of the existing collaboration in the energy sector and nuclear energy.
Mitsotakis: 'We have a duty to bring our two states side by side'
“ There are many interrelated problems that need to be solved apart from the continental shelf. When we appeal to international justice, we must not leave any problem behind,” he noted.
The Greek government will proceed to the upcoming High Level Cooperation Council with Turkiye with a sincere desire to cooperate, as the consolidation of a positive climate is an important step in Greece's relations with the neighbouring country
Asked on the postponement of mayor-elect of Himare and ethnic Greek Fredi Beleri's request to be released, Marinakis insisted that the Greek government will continue to support the rights of the legally elected mayor of Himare and will not stop until all his political rights are respected.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope for a fresh start in bilateral relations with Greece on Saturday. He stated that he hopes a new era will begin between the two countries and emphasized the need for more friendship and less enmity. Erdogan announced his upcoming visit to Greece scheduled for December 7th, where he plans to take a win-win approach to discuss bilateral relations and Turkey-EU relations. He stressed the importance of nurturing positive relations given the proximity and intertwined history of the two nations. Erdogan also mentioned the issue of external influences, pointing out that the US provides military equipment to Greece but not to Turkey. Despite this, he stated that Turkey will not back down and will seek dialogue with its neighboring country. Erdogan advocated for a diplomatic approach and highlighted the potential for collaboration on mutually beneficial subjects. The Greek-Turkish High-Level Cooperation Council will take place in Athens on December 7th.
During the telephone call, according to the announcement of the prime minister's office, "the two leaders discussed the latest developments following the terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel and the situation in the Gaza Strip.
A statement by the PM's office said both leaders confirmed the positive climate in Greek-Turkish relations and the strong commitment to maintaining it.
Athens expects a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later on Wednesday to confirm a mutual desire for calm in relations between Greece and Turkiye and the prospects for their improvement, diplomatic sources said.
The same sources said that the "momentum for dialogue with the neighbouring country must not be lost."
As the correspondent of SKAI, Manolis Kostidis, reports from Istanbul, Tsipras was particularly loved by Leftist Turks, while they appreciate the fact that he resigned at the right time, i.e. after a heavy defeat.
The current meeting will take place in completely different circumstances
He, in fact, had the audacity to talk about... crimes against humanity by Greece, claiming that the country "is turning the Mediterranean into a graveyard."