Türkiye, Greece to hold high-level talks in fall
VILNIUS
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have agreed to hold a high-level cooperation meeting in Thessaloniki this fall amid joint calls for improving bilateral ties.
A statement by the Communication Directorate informed that Erdoğan and Mitsotakis agreed to hold the next meeting of the High-Level Cooperation Council in Thessaloniki in the coming months. This meeting was planned to be convened last year but it was cancelled by Erdoğan due to Athens’ efforts to stop an arms sale to Türkiye.
Erdoğan and Mitsotakis met in person on the sidelines of the NATO leaders’ summit in Vilnius after both men won national elections in their countries.
“The meeting took place in a good atmosphere. President Erdoğan and Mr. Mitsotakis agreed that it is to the benefit of both countries that the positive climate formed in bilateral relations over recent months has continuity and consistency,” said the statement.
The leaders also agreed to build on the positive momentum and activate multiple channels of communication between the two countries in the coming period.
“The two leaders emphasized that they look forward to more frequent contact at all levels, towards building a climate of trust and the conditions that will lead to the improvement of Türkiye – Greece relations,” it read.
