Diplomacy - Erdogan wants to visit Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to usher in a "new era" in the tense bilateral relationship between the neighboring states with a visit to Greece.
He will visit Greece on Thursday, Erdogan said during his flight back from the World Climate Change Conference in Dubai. According to his office, the aim of the visit is to deepen cooperation between the two countries. Points of disagreement would also be discussed.
According to reports, the meeting on Thursday will take place in the port city of Thessaloniki. Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis initiated the rapprochement between the two NATO states during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September.
The signs of détente follow several years of political ice between the two countries. The background to this includes disputes over sovereign rights in the Aegean Sea and the exploitation of raw materials such as natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Source: www.stern.de
