In Constantinople completed today, Friday, o 6th round of talks between Greece and Turkey in the context of the positive agenda just a few weeks before the visit of the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

On the Greek side, Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Fragogiannis participated in Istanbul, while the Turkish delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Burak Aktsapar.

The talks in a central Istanbul hotel lasted about three hours.

In his statement after the meeting, Mr. Fragogiannis said:

“The sixth round of the positive agenda ended today, it lasted about 3 hours. Good atmosphere, good mood from both sides. We discussed all our topics, we reviewed all the topics from the previous meetings. What we are interested in is not just adding new themes but ensuring that everything we have said will be done, is done properly. Therefore an overview was made, new topics were added. Issues concerning new technologies, new people. To bring together communities of young scientists from Greece and Turkey. And of course the part of the Business Council which concerns the tightening of relations in economic and commercial matters, between the two business communities from Greece and Turkey”.

The meeting also mentioned the Prime Minister’s upcoming visit to Turkey. “We did not fail to mention the upcoming visit of our prime minister to Ankara on May 13 and therefore to operate in some way in preparation for it,” said Costas Fragogiannis.

On Friday evening, Mr. Fragogiannis and the members of the Greek delegation will attend the performance of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. The show is a Greek-Turkish co-production and aspires to be a bridge between Greece and Turkey, as it unites the voices of Greek and Turkish artists.