Published September 04,2023
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Ahead of a gathering with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Tuesday within the Turkish capital of Ankara, high Greek diplomat Giorgos Gerapetridis pressured the mutual advantages of higher ties between the 2 international locations.
Recalling the optimistic local weather at a gathering between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdooğan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in July throughout a NATO summit within the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Gerapetritis mentioned that he will likely be visiting Ankara in order that he and his Turkish counterpart can lay the groundwork for the Turkish and Greek leaders’ assembly slated for later this month in New York, in the course of the UN General Assembly.
In an unique interview with Anadolu, he mentioned: “We will discuss the preparations for the Turkish-Greek High-Level Cooperation Council which will take place in December in Thessaloniki after seven years.”
Gerapetritis remarked that the “positive agenda” is a framework for enhancing the financial and business cooperation between the international locations and growth in another fields akin to transportation, maritime, business cooperation, know-how, environmental safety, and tackling pure disasters.
“Of course, the realization of the positive agenda would benefit both countries as manifested by €5.4 billion ($5.83 billion) trade volume in 2022. Also, it keeps dialogue between the countries open,” he mentioned.
As for his dialogue with Fidan, the Greek official mentioned they developed an excellent private relationship primarily based on mutual understanding and openness.
Gerapetritis pressured that the common conferences between Erdooğan and Mitsotakos should not solely of symbolic significance but in addition have substantial content material.
“It is important that the messages of cooperation and mutual understanding to Greek and Turkish nations be transmitted by their leaders,” he mentioned.
The new perspective that goals to discover a decision to the longstanding issues between the 2 international locations ought to prioritize openness and confidence constructing, he added.
Stressing that Greece desires extra intense interplay between Greek and Turkish folks, Gerapetritis mentioned the disasters each international locations confronted in 2023 confirmed that Turks and Greeks have frequent human pursuits and emotions towards one another.
“This humanity is perhaps the most important common characteristic that unites our peoples,” he mentioned.
Erdooğan and Mitsotakis met in July throughout a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, and the assembly was hailed as a optimistic milestone by each international locations.
A recent spherical of talks of the Türkiye-Greece High-Level Cooperation Council is predicted to be held within the Greek metropolis of Thessaloniki in December.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
