An unprecedented change is the attitude of the Turkish leadership yesterday, which both at the level of the president and at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent wishes to Greece for the national holiday of March 25, the anniversary of the beginning of the revolution against the Ottoman Empire.

Early yesterday morning it became known that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu sent a congratulatory letter to his counterpart Nikos Dendiasin which, in addition to the wishes for March 25, the head of Turkish diplomacy stated that he is confident that the good neighborly relations that currently exist between Greece and Turkey will be consolidated in the future.

At the same time, he stated that he was determined to further contribute to the current positive dynamics prevailing in the bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey.

In addition, the Turkish Foreign Minister once again thanked the Greek government and the Greek people for the solidarity and assistance they offered to Turkey after the devastating earthquakes.

Then followed the wishes via Twitter from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while in the afternoon also came the wishes from the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

In the letter, the president of Turkey, in addition to the wishes, expressed his thanks to the government and the Greek people for their solidarity demonstrated after the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey.

“I am convinced that the relationship and cooperation between our countries will develop further with our joint efforts in the coming period,” notes Tayyip Erdogan.

And he concluded: “I take this opportunity to repeat my best wishes both for your personal health and well-being and for the health and well-being of the Greek people.”

Referring to the change of attitude of Turkey, which had become apparent recently, the Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias underlinedin an interview with First Topic that:

“The parameters of Turkish behavior towards us have changed. Immediately after the tragedy of the earthquakes in Turkey and my visit there, Turkish criminality has turned into something non-existent. There are no violations in the Aegean, no overflights, no toxic language, no verbal aggression, no threat of violence. Greece has always said that it seeks dialogue under exactly these conditions. So we must, we have an obligation if you like, to respond to such Turkish behavior”.

The foreign minister continued: “Many are expressing the view that this will not last. I can’t know that, but imagine how bad it would be if Turkey were to extend a hand of understanding to Greece, if Greece refused it, that is, if it were to follow what it had been saying until now.”

Regarding the positive climate between the two countries and whether this will continue, Mr. Dendias emphasized: “Of course, it is still too early to draw safe conclusions as to whether this will happen. However, in any case, what has been achieved between the two countries in recent times has its own value, especially considering where we were just a few weeks ago. We must, therefore, continue to work to maintain this climate.”