Mitsotakis and Erdogan met in Ankara earlier this month for the sixth High-Level Cooperation Council between Greece and Turkey
While differences are not expected to disappear “as if by magic,” the Greek FM stressed that dialogue remains the most effective mechanism for managing tensions.
In a joint briefing after the 6th High-Level Cooperation Council Erdogan underlined that 'no problems are unsolvable'; Mitsotakis: 'It's time to remove any threat in our relations'
Turkey’s president carried out a late-night cabinet reshuffle, appointing new interior and justice ministers just hours before hosting Greece’s prime minister in Ankara.
Greece heads to Ankara with low expectations but firm limits, as Turkey revives disputes over demilitarization, maritime zones and “grey areas,” testing the fragile calm in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.
According to a relevant announcement a day earlier, the official dinner will take place at the Beştepe presidential mansion in the Turkish capital
Hakan Fidan says Greece’s prime minister and foreign minister are capable of advancing bilateral issues, but points to Greece’s domestic political climate as a hurdle to resolving long-standing disputes.
The Greek Prime Minister will attend the 6th High-Level Cooperation Council with Turkey, focusing on maritime disputes while reaffirming Greece’s commitment to international law and national sovereignty
He also termed the “threat of war” as something anachronistic and a stigma that resulted in Ankara's recent exclusion from EU’s SAFE program for defense spending and production capacity
The leaders are expected to meet by mid-February as Athens and Ankara seek to sustain dialogue amid regional uncertainty
Turkey on Friday issued two separate NAVTEX communications for the Aegean Sea, with diplomatic sources in Greece stressing that the timing of their release and the long duration (2 years) indicate Ankara’s intention to revive its illegal revisionary claims in the Aegean Sea. The first NATVTEX is a general reminder: “covering the Turkish continental shelf […]
The government spokesperson dismissed any notion of U.S. mediation in Greek-Turkish relations, emphasizing that it is not under consideration “not even as a discussion, not even as a theory.”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, appearing on a weekend current affairs program, confirmed that the goal will be to try and commence dialogue over delimitating maritime zones between the two neighboring countries
Greek and Turkish leaders will meet next month to discuss Aegean disputes, Syria, Iran, and Turkey’s new defense agreements with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
Erdogan said he raised the issue directly with U.S. President Donald Trump during their meeting at the White House in September.
Turkey’s president says he will speak with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday about peace efforts between Ukraine and Russia and the war in Gaza, days after Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Erdogan pointed to significant developments in Turkey and around the world, noting that the country continues to move forward with confidence.
Turkish President Erdogan irked by this past week's trilateral meeting in Jerusalem between the Israeli PM Netanyahu, Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides
From Jerusalem, Greece, Cyprus and Israel present their trilateral partnership as a pillar of stability between East and West, with energy projects, U.S. involvement and a clear message to Ankara shaping the geopolitical stakes in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Pope's trip coincides with what he has called a Jubilee Year, marking 1,700 years since the First Ecumenical Council