A shade of gray

After a sharp exchange of occasionally harsh statements, primarily between the defense ministries of Greece and Turkey regarding the Greek initiative to establish a marine park in the Aegean Sea, it was announced that the long-awaited visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ankara will take place on May 13.

Some breathed a sigh of relief, while others in Athens worry that Mitsotakis might overstep the bounds of Greek foreign policy. However, this concern is a recurring theme whenever, following a period of Greek-Turkish crisis, each time of varying intensity, a meeting at the highest level ensues.

The meeting of the leaders of Greece and Turkey will follow the first visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington on May 9 upon the invitation of his US counterpart Joe Biden, after a prolonged period of tension in relations between Washington and...