At least 300 people will be included in the Turkish president’s entourage Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the trip he will make to Athens, on December 7, for the meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The diligence and size of the mission is a message to the Greek side about the importance given by Anchor in the talks with Greece and in the agreements that are expected to be signed, The presence of specific ministers in the Greek capital gives the impression of the scope of the discussions that will take place between the two sides.

As reported by the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul, Manolis Kostidisthe Turkish mission will include at least 9 top ministers with their secretaries and advisers, businessmen and journalists.

More specifically, it will be in Turkey’s mission to Athens Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Interior Minister Ali Gerlikaya, Tourism and Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, Energy and Technology Minister Alparslan Bayraktar, Health Minister Fahrettin Kocia, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc, Education Minister Yusuf Tekin, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Mehmet Ozhaseki.

The Turkish mission will include at least 150 people, advisers and the president’s security, which means two planes may be used, one for the president and his personal entourage and one for the rest of the mission.

There are two scenarios for the Turkish president’s schedule in Greece: In the first and most urgent, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will depart from Athens late in the evening of October 7. The second scenario, which is less likely, is that he leaves the next day in the morning.

The agenda of the Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks

An agreement on visa facilitation for citizens and cooperation in tourism is expected to be reached at the meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Mitsotakis in Athens.

As reported by SKAI’s correspondent in Istanbul, Manolis Kostidis, citizens with this agreement will be able to stay for 72 hours. However, it must be clarified whether it will be a multiple visa, eg for each time staying 72 hours within a month or within a year.

It is also expected that there will be communication about the refugee situation and, as happened in the past, there will be a committee and a representative of the Greeks in Smyrna and Turkey in Lesbos and direct contact between the Coast Guard headquarters.