Blinken’s go to to Greece comes a day after his journey to quake-hit Türkiye, the place the US prime envoy stated he witnessed the honest reception of the Greek help by the Turkish individuals and state authorities.
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The United States favours and helps the diplomatic decision of the variations between Ankara and Athens, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated following a gathering with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
“I imagine that that is within the curiosity of each peoples, and we hope that that is the trail that our mates will comply with,” Blinken stated on Tuesday, simply someday after visiting its Aegean neighbour Türkiye.
Underscoring that each Greece and Türkiye are allies, companions, and mates of the US, he stated that after visiting each international locations, he has seen curiosity in each events in bettering bilateral ties.
The ambiance between Ankara and Athens improved notably after Greece was one of many first international locations to increase condolences and assist Türkiye within the wake of the lethal earthquakes on February 6.
Blinken stated he witnessed the honest reception of the Greek help by the Turkish individuals and state authorities. He thanked the Greek state and other people for his or her quick and vital help supplied to Türkiye.
Blinken, nevertheless, added that the issues between Athens and Ankara are long-standing and would take time to resolve.
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Dendias, for his half, harassed that Greece’s help to Türkiye comes out of humanitarian issues and isn’t related to any international coverage objectives.
“It is our obligation to our fellow human beings who are suffering, to help them, and we will continue to do so,” he stated.
Dendias additionally famous that he was the primary European international minister to go to the areas hit by the quakes, and remarked on their magnitude.
During his go to, Dendias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu agreed that they need to not watch for disasters to strike to normalise bilateral relations, Dendias remarked.
Blinken, who arrived in Athens Monday night following his two-day go to to Türkiye, additionally met Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and mentioned the scenario within the Eastern Mediterranean, in addition to the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye.
On Tuesday, Blinken and Dendias launched the fourth spherical of the Greek-US Strategic Dialogue.
Before the quakes, Turkish officers had expressed concern about US coverage diverging from its conventional steadiness between Türkiye and Greece, and urged Washington to return to a extra even-handed strategy.
Türkiye has lengthy sought a good division of maritime assets primarily based on good-faith dialogue and worldwide legislation, and has harassed that this can be a bilateral difficulty.
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Source: AA
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