Supreme Cooperation Council

The Greek-Turkish rapprochement process is moving within a framework of step-by-step efforts to maintain a calm climate and manage issues that could provoke tensions in the immediate future. Naturally, the significant distance separating the two countries on the major issue of maritime delimitation defines both the framework and the limits of this challenging undertaking.

A trilateral summit is set to take place in early January in Cairo, marking a decade of collaboration between Greece, Egypt and Cyprus.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan described the Aegean Sea as a paradise on earth that can be turned into an area of economic prosperity, noting that Agyra is considering all problems related to Greek-Turkish relations as a package.

Greek and Turkish officials are scheduled to meet again in December to continue discussions aimed at resolving their long-standing maritime disputes, following a key meeting last week between Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. 

January is shaping up to be a decisive month for Greek-Turkish relations, as high-level talks between Athens and Ankara continue to explore potential common ground.

A meeting between Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan will be held in Athens on November 8, Greek diplomatic sources said Tuesday.

Key issues on the table include the upcoming Supreme Cooperation Council and how to proceed with talks on potential legal resolutions.

The Foreign Ministers of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece met in New York Tuesday.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hold their sixth meeting in a year in New York.

Shelving the hot and difficult issue of the delimitation of the continental shelf/AEZ, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in their sixth meeting in a year (18:40 local time), will seek to once again send the message of the continuation of the mild climate in Greek-Turkish relations at a time when the clouds in the international environment have become dangerously thick and signs of “f

The meeting of the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers, George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan, next week in Ankara will be a test run for the next steps that will lead (or not) to a procedure for the drafting of an agreement to refer the Greek-Turkish maritime zone dispute to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.