As a “golden” opportunity to capitalize on the positive momentum and activate the “restart” in Greek-Turkish relations, he faces the meeting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoganon the sidelines of the NATO Summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The summit meeting between the two countries, after a year and a half, is seen by both sides as a great moment for the future of the entire region. Athens’ expectation is that relations with Ankara enter a phase of normalization, in order to avoid the tensions of the past and to overcome the danger caused in the previous months, with Turkey’s direct threats against Greece and ballistic missile tests.

The agenda of the meeting between the two leaders mainly includes the discussion of a “calm” agreement in Aegean and in its area Eastern Mediterranean.

According to analysts, the maintenance of a positive atmosphere in the meeting of Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, opens a “window” for the return of the two sides to the table of discussion and negotiations.

THE Athena insists that any future consultations will be based on international law and international treaties.

The composition of the meeting between the two leaders highlights, to a large extent, its goals.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have at his side the Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Gerapetritis and his diplomatic advisor Mrs. Boura.

The composition of the Turkish side will be similar. Mr. Erdogan will have him by his side Turkish Foreign Minister Mr. Fidan and his advisor Mr. Kilic.

After the Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting, there will be separate meetings between the foreign ministers and the defense ministers of the two countries.

The limits of the agenda were defined by the statements of the government representative Pavlos Marinakis, who emphasized: “The only difference of the maritime zones is known, which we want to be resolved on the basis of international law, no other discussion is on the table.”