High-Level Cooperation Council

Following statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan regarding Greek-Turkish relations, and his repeated reference to a “Turkish minority in Western Thrace,” diplomatic sources provided the following clarifications:

The primary timeline for determining whether there is genuine scope for substantive discussions on Greek-Turkish differences remains unchanged, well-informed sources have told Kathimerini.

They note that Greece is not deviating from its well-known and consistently stated public positions on delimiting the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated Saturday that Israel's aggression cannot be overlooked and emphasized that Türkiye's intelligence agency is closely monitoring potential actions Israel may take against the country.

In his Sunday post, Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the contacts he had with expatriates in New York during his visit for the UN General Assembly, emphasizing the need they expressed to be able to vote by mail in national elections. As the Prime Minister said, he will “push” the process forward, believing that no party will oppose it.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed the positive climate and the will to maintain the existing framework of de-escalation in Greek-Turkish relations during their meeting on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed satisfaction with the upgrade of European Union relations with Egypt to a Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership, according to government sources commenting on the meeting, in Cairo, with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday.

Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a joint declaration pledging to maintain good and friendly neighborly relations at the fifth meeting of the High-Level Cooperation Council held in Athens on Thursday afternoon.

The full text of the declaration is the following:

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will brief party leaders and representatives of parliamentary parties on Friday about the upcoming High-Level Cooperation Council with Turkey taking place in Athens on December 7.

That day Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is scheduled to meet with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Greece and Turkey agreed to cooperate to limit the number of migrants reaching the islands of the eastern Aegean during Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' first informal meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Summit in New York on Wednesday.

Bulgaria is a key-partner for Romania in the region and the commercial exchanges exceeded 4 billion euro last year, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila stated at the end of the 5th meeting of the High-level Cooperation Council of Romania's and Bulgaria's Governments.