Amid extreme tensions between Greece and Turkey, the defense ministers had a short dialogue – To stop the tensions in order to take steps forward, said the Greek minister
Short conversation had on the sidelines NATO summitThe Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos by Turkish counterpart of Hulusi Akar as broadcast by the SKAI correspondent in Turkey, Manolis Kostidis. According to information, Mr. Panagiotopoulos called on his Turkish counterpart to stop the tensions in order to take steps forward.
This is the first quarter between the two men after extreme intensity created by Ankara with repeated statements by the Turkish leadership, which even raise issue of sovereignty of Greek islands.
The short conversation and the handshake of the two men, did not leave photographers indifferent of the Media, who got a lot of “clicks” from their quarters.
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A few days ago, Akar came into conflict with Greek MPs, reiterating Ankara ‘s baseless allegations. Speaking on SKAI 100.3 radio, the former Minister and MP of ND Spilios Libanos, stated that Akar accused Greece that violates international law and how it trains terrorists. Also that Greece interrupted the dialogue while Turkey allegedly wants to continue it.
Just yesterday, however, Hulusi Akar, speaking to Manolis Kostidis, he seemed to be shedding tonssending message of dialogue in Athens.
“We are ready to solve all our problems through talks and meetings. There are already efforts that have been made. Like exploratory contacts and we want them completed. There are confidence-building measures and meetings within NATO. We are ready to start these meetings immediately as we are ready to meet and talk with our Greek counterparts. As if there is an opportunity, when we go to Brussels, I am ready to meet with Nikos (Panagiotopoulos) “characteristically stated in The Hulusi Akar.
