The international media about Erdogan’s visit to Athens – “Greece – Turkey seek to restart their relations”

The visit of the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Athens is extensively covered by the international media.

With Live, the Guardian covers the Turkish president’s visit minute by minute with extensive coverage of the meetings and what was said during them.

“The first meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou seems to have gone well. Erdogan told Ms. Sakellaropoulou that his visit to Athens welcomes the beginning of a new era between the two countries”, reports the British media.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Greece on Thursday on a trip aimed at improving strained relations between the two countries, while also hoping to restore relations with Western allies, the Associated Press writes.

Despite deep-rooted differences between the two NATO neighbors, Erdogan promised a “win-win” approach that could lay the foundation for wider cooperation, the news agency continued.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed optimism about the future of Greek-Turkish relations as he arrived in Athens on Thursday in a visit that both countries hope to restart ties after years of friction, Reuters reports.

Greece and Turkey, neighbors and NATO allies, have been arguing for decades over issues such as where their continental shelf begins and ends, energy resources, overflights in the Aegean and Cyprus.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Greece on Thursday on a trip aimed at repairing strained relations between the two countries, but also restarting relations with Western allies, the American network ABC reports.

Turkish President Erdogan is visiting Athens today on an important diplomatic mission aimed at upgrading the historically tense relations between the neighboring states.

Erdogan, together with Greek Prime Minister Kyriako Mitsotakis, is to chair joint cabinet discussions and hold trade talks.