Athens and Ankara ought to take bolder steps to enhance relations, the Greek overseas minister stated Saturday.
Referring to a current settlement between the 2 international locations the place Greece will assist Türkiye’s bid for Assistant General Secretary of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Türkiye will assist Greece’s bid for momentary membership to the UN Security Council, Nikos Dendias stated he’s hoping for greater and extra important steps by each events throughout an interview on the eighth Delphi Economic Forum.
“I hope it’s a first step to something much more serious and much bigger. You know, if we’re not willing to take the slightest risk on anything, we’re not going to get anywhere. Maybe we will never go outside our house in the morning because a brick might fall on us,” he stated.
“I am one of those who deeply believe in the possibility of reaching an agreement with Türkiye,” he stated, including that he’s notably comfortable to finish his time period on the ministry with an excellent local weather in Greek-Turkish relations.
“I do not understand why we can solve issues with Egypt, with Italy, with Albania and we cannot with our neighbor Türkiye,” he stated.
Greece was among the many first international locations to convey condolences and supply help on Feb. 6, when twin earthquakes struck 11 southern Turkish provinces.
Likewise, Türkiye was the primary nation to supply its condolences and help following a Feb. 28 practice accident in northern Greece that left at the least 57 individuals lifeless.
After the accident, Türkiye allowed a Greek prisoner to go to Greece to attend his son’s funeral.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Dendias met March 20 in Brussels and agreed that Türkiye would assist Greece’s marketing campaign for the Security Council in 2025-2026. Athens agreed it will assist Ankara’s candidacy for Secretary General of IMO.
Greek Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos visited Türkiye final week and met his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
