High Level Cooperation Council

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will be arriving in Athens on Thursday in the context of the 5th Greece-Turkey High Level Cooperation Council, will first meet Greek counterpart Katerina Sakellaropoulou at 11.30 a.m. at the Presidential Mansion.

Greece is signaling its readiness to pursue the normalization of its relations with Turkey. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, strengthened by his resounding victory in Greece's recent elections, has made it clear that he is willing to go the extra mile.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 19 congratulated Ebrahim Raeisi on his success in Iran's presidential election.

According to the statement by Turkey's Communications Directorate, Erdoğan wished that the poll results will lead to a more prosperous Iran.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) harshly criticized Iran on April 15, accusing it of "continued support for terrorism" and interference in the internal affairs of regional states including Syria and Yemen. 

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu said the burden from the planned minimum wage raise will be shared between the state and the private sector in a speech on Dec. 19. 

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will pay a two-day visit to Turkey on Nov. 17-18, seeking to find a common approach to deal with the migrant crisis.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will pay a two-day visit to Turkey on Nov. 17-18, seeking to find a common approach to deal with the migrant crisis.

Turkey remains committed to normalizing its relations with Armenia, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stated, while underlining that Turkey will be monitoring Armenia’s “accelerated campaigns” in third countries, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the mass massacres of Anatolian Armenians, which many countries recognize as genocide.

Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos expresses confidence that Turkey and Greece can create fresh momentum for overcoming their chronic problems Turkey and Greece could “create fresh momentum for overcoming the chronic points of bilateral friction,” Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos has maintained, voicing confidence