Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to the Greek capital this Thursday illustrates the ongoing diplomatic warming between Ankara and Athens. The Turkish President met with the President of the Hellenic Republic and then the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Several interministerial meetings between Greeks and Turks were held in parallel, emphasizing that the time has now officially come for cooperation between two neighbors, who regularly experience stormy cohabitation.
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With our correspondent in Athens, Joel Bronner
In Athens, the Turkish president’s visit was an opportunity to showcase the birth of a new era, based no longer on threats and tensions between two neighboring countries, but on dialogue and a newfound cordiality.
“ Between us, Turkey and Greece, there is no problem, however big, that is not insoluble. The whole point is to be able to move forward together in a climate of trust and to take into account the situation as a whole. », Said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
A considerably calmed tone
Border disputes, migration issues, energy objectives, Cyprus question… It is step by step that the two countries now say they want to confront the differences that oppose them. “ Our bilateral relations have experienced fluctuations, to the point that these relations themselves have at times been dangerously threatened. Greece and Turkey, Turkey and Greece: we must live in peace and seek solutions to our differences “, declared Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
The Greek Prime Minister has also announced an upcoming visit to Ankara in the spring. For now, many mutual problems remain to be resolved, but the official tone between the two neighbors has calmed considerably.
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