Greek Foreign Minister in Ankara: Statements by Fidan and Gerapetritis
The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yorgo Gerapetritis, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Minister Fidan said: “We are ready to continue the dialogue with our neighbor Greece without preconditions and to develop our relations on the basis of common interests in all fields. We agreed to bring new approaches to solving the problems,” he said.
After the meeting, the two ministers appeared before the press and shared the details of the visit.
Greek Foreign Minister Yorgo Gerapetritis and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (Photo: AA)
CYPRUS AND THE EU TURN AGAIN
Greek Foreign Minister Gerapetritis said: “Issues such as Cyprus, Turkey’s orientation towards the EU and the issue of immigration were discussed. The fundamental step is to start negotiations as soon as possible; Greece has supported Türkiye’s orientation towards the EU for many years. We agreed to bring new approaches to solving the problems,” he said.
Gerapetritis said: “Confidence-building measures will be initiated in the near future. We agree to the continuation of the positive agenda between Türkiye and Greece.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said: “We are ready to continue the dialogue with our neighbor Greece without preconditions and to develop our relations on the basis of common interests in all fields. We can solve our problems on the basis of international law, respecting mutual rights and interests.” saying.
Fidan stated that they had thoroughly assessed the issues in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean context with his Greek counterpart, saying: “We have differences of opinion in the Aegean. We have discussed this in the past at consultative meetings. We focus on the resumption of the process in the next period. He agreed to bring new approaches to solve the problems ”. saying.
FİDAN: WE REPEAT OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EU
Fidan stressed that the issue of illegal immigration should be an area of cooperation, not competition, and that they do not want to see more victims in the Aegean.
Fidan stated that they also consider the problems of their compatriots living in Greece as an important item on the agenda: “We have also implemented many positive practices regarding the problems of minorities in our country. We hope that our compatriots will take the same constructive approach. We attach great importance to the protection of our cultural heritage in Greece. We are willing to support the restoration of Ottoman artifacts. We stressed that we can cooperate on this issue. Today we have also discussed regional issues. We assess events in Ukraine, Libya and Syria. We reiterate our expectations of the European Union. We are ready to continue the dialogue with our neighbor Greece without preconditions and to develop our relations on the basis of common interests in all fields. We can solve our problems on the basis of international law, respecting mutual rights and interests.
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