Nikos Dendias

Turkey's ruling party on April 19 slammed recent remarks by the Greek foreign minister as both rude and prejudiced.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias' visit to Ankara for scheduled talks with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, was obviously designed to expand and bolster channels of communications with Turkey.

On the eve of the visit Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Dendias for talks at his huge presidential complex in Ankara.

Dendias visited Egypt in the wake of his visit to Turkey

A provocative attempt by Greece of allowing a French research vessel accompanied by a Greek frigate to conduct scientific studies in the Turkish continental shelf was foiled by the Turkish navy last week.

Greece is committed to promoting a "positive agenda" in relations with Turkey, the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement on April 16. 

The ministry said that the two countries could strengthen bilateral ties by promoting cooperation in several areas, including the economy and trade.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on April 16 that Turkey disapproves of the rhetoric expressed by Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and emphasized that Ankara instead wants a "harmonization period" with its neighbor.

The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey on April 15 clashed on a wide range of issues during a heated news conference that underscored the trouble the two historic rivals will have at mending their broken ties.

The foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece clashed openly on Thursday at a joint news conference in Ankara that began with hopes of improved relations but quickly descended into acrimonious accusations from both sides.
Seeking to ease months of tensions over territorial disputes in the eastern Mediterranean, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met

The initiative of the unpredictable president of Turkey to talk to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is considered a highly symbolic move

By George Gilson

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlet Cavusoglu, in Ankara tomorrow in a bid to transcend the apparent quagmire in bilateral exploratory talks.