The Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, expressed his satisfaction with his post, for the results of the meeting with the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and in particular for the official establishment of the Greek-Turkish Business Council, specifically mentioning that this is a step that will lead to the doubling of bilateral trade.

Referring to the cooperation memoranda signed today, the prime minister notes that “next to the established disagreements we have with Turkey, we can write a parallel page, with our agreements”.

The entire post by Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

I thank the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the hospitality today in Ankara. This fourth meeting in the last ten months, I believe, proves that the two neighbors can now establish this approach of mutual understanding, no longer as some exception, but as a productive normality that is not negated by the known differences in our positions.

We both attach great importance to the economy and had agreed that there should be further tightening in the areas of trade and investment. I want to welcome the official establishment of the Greek-Turkish Business Council which was decided in the context of the positive agenda and to express my satisfaction that a very successful business forum was held in Istanbul. It is one of the many steps that will follow, so that we can reach our goal: to double our bilateral trade in five years, despite the adversities of the international environment.

Next to the established disagreements we have with Turkey, we can write a parallel page, with our agreements. Our Ministers today signed memoranda of cooperation in the fields of health and especially in the field of civil protection, where we both recognize that our countries face similar challenges from the climate crisis. Taking two more steps that concern the daily needs of our people in the present, because today should not remain a prisoner of yesterday and should not undermine tomorrow either.