Kyriakos Mitsotakis / The assembly with Erdogan in Ankara has ended

At 17:15 the assembly of Kyriakou Mitsotakis with the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Anchorafter the go to of the Turkish president to Athens, at the start of final December.

In accordance authorities sources“the Greek authorities expects the reaffirmation of the mutual will to chorus from pressure and provocations within the Aegean and Japanese Mediterranean, whereas the 2 leaders are anticipated to overview the progress recorded within the political dialogue, the “constructive” agenda and the Confidence Constructing Measures’.

After the assembly of the 2 leaders they observe prolonged contacts with the participation, amongst others, of the Deputy Ministers of Overseas Affairs, Alexandras Papadopoulou and Costas Fragogiannis, accountable for the political dialogue and the “constructive” agenda, and Burak Aksapar, the Governor of the Greek Ministry of Overseas Affairs, Themistoklis Demiri and his Turkish counterpart, Ibrahim Kalin, the Councilor of the Nationwide of Safety, Athanasios Dokos, the Worldwide Strategic Planning Advisor, Aristotelia Pelonis, and the Prime Minister’s Communications Director, Kyras Kapi.

After integration of bilateral contacts they’ll observe joint statements after which the president of Turkey will quote dinner to the Greek Prime Minister and the Greek mission. Later, O Okay. Mitsotakis I’ll departure from Anchor.

It’s recalled that the Okay. Mitsotakis arrived at airport her Ankara at midday on Monday the place he was obtained by the Minister of Overseas Affairs of Turkey, Hakan Fidan.

It’s value noting that primarily based on authorities sources throughout immediately’s assembly between the 2 leaders is predicted to are signed two new ones agreements.

THE first refers to a cooperation settlement, which issues the Administration of Disasters and emergencies, which places on a extra structured foundation the help between the 2 nations in emergency conditions.

THE second issues cooperation within the area of Well being and Medical Sciences. The identical sources stress that the institution of the Greek-Turkish Enterprise Council, which was agreed upon throughout Erdogan’s go to to Athens final December, will nonetheless be introduced.

In keeping with authorities sources, the 2 international ministers are taking part within the Erdogan-Mitsotakis assembly, George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan and the 2 diplomatic advisers, Anna Maria Bura and Akif Chagatai Kilic.

The “thorns” of the assembly

It’s recalled, as AUGI famous, concerning the assembly between the Greek Prime Minister and the Turkish President, “the positives of “calm waters” they exist and the continuation of the Greek-Turkish dialogue is important. Progress has additionally been made within the so-called points “constructive agenda” – and perhaps a brand new settlement will probably be signed immediately in Ankara. However not one of the “thorns” have been withdrawn from the desk, regardless of the signing of the Declaration of Athens simply earlier than Christmas. To begin with, the crowns of Erdogan reverse at Nicosiaon the event of the fiftieth anniversary of Turkish Invasion on the island. Secondly, the Turkey he has not stopped for a second to demand her demilitarization of Greek islands, difficult their dominance. And just lately it raised the tone when Greece introduced the creation of two nationwide marine parks, one in all them within the Aegean, inside the Greek coastal zone, which is able to embrace uninhabited islands and islets across the Applethe Anafi and Astypaleawhose Greek sovereignty is contested by Ankara.

Consequently, within the troublesome instances, no progress has been made because the signing of the Declaration of Athens, and all this time all sides insists on its fastened positions. As he stated within the final one interview of o Prime Minister, “variations nonetheless exist, however the objective is to not produce crises to the extent that calm and peace within the area will probably be compromised.” Briefly, the good leap to pave the best way to The Hague has not been madewhereas the Turkish aspect has by no means expressed this intention”.