The meeting that Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan had in Brussels today lasted almost an hour.
His meeting Giorgos Gerapetritis with him Hakan Fidan took place at the Offices of the Permanent Representation of Greece to the European Council, on the sidelines of the EU’s Informal Foreign Affairs Meeting shortly before the Turkish Minister’s working lunch with his 27 EU counterparts who have invited him.
The meeting discussed EU relations – Turkey. The Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Greece supports Turkey’s European perspective, but the European acquis, the sovereignty and sovereign rights of all member states and the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU should be respected. greater coordination between Turkey and the EU.
In the part of the debate on Greek-Turkish relations, Mr. Gerapetritis raised all the issues that in the previous period created tensions on behalf of Turkey, pointing out the need for a good climate, avoiding tensions and respecting international law.
The upcoming meeting of the leaders of Greece and Turkey in New York was also discussed, where the schedule and next steps of the dialogue will be discussed.
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Bilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Greece and Turkey on the sidelines of the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers pic.twitter.com/BjamodgJaI— Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@GreeceMFA) August 29, 2024
Regarding the Cyprus issue, the Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized the need to restart the dialogue within the framework of the decisions of the UN Security Council and to take advantage of the opportunity presented by the improvement of Greek-Turkish relations.
According to the newsit, it is recalled that in April the European Council in its conclusions underlined, among other things, that: “The EU attaches particular importance to the resumption and progress of talks for the settlement of the Cyprus issue, with the aim of further strengthening cooperation EU-Turkey”.
The High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, underlined today, coming to the Council, that it is the first time after several years that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has been invited to an informal Council of the EU, and he thanked everyone who allowed this decision to be taken.
“It is important for Turkey to understand the role of the EU with respect to the position of our member states – Cyprus – which has difficult relations with Turkey,” said Z. Borel, noting that the best way to try to solve the situation is the dialogue.
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