In the background of the upcoming meeting Mitsotaki – Erdogan SKAI’s correspondent in Istanbul, Manolis Kostidis, reported on Sunday, March 13, in Istanbul.
The meeting was officially closed and will be held in a better atmosphere than in the past, he said, adding that the Turkish side also understands the difficulties of the current situation, mainly due to the precision wave that the war brings to Ukraine.
Regarding the agenda of the meeting, he said that it is Ukrainian, energy, security and Greek-Turkish, which is a key issue, but as he said we do not expect any development from this meeting.
He added that there will be a dinner, where the advisers of the two leaders will be present, but there will also be a four-on-four Mitsotaki-Erdogan without other partners.
The Greek Prime Minister will arrive in Istanbul on Sunday morning around 11, will go to Fanari for the Sunday service of Orthodoxy, then Mr. Mitsotakis will have a meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and immediately after will meet with the Ecumenical Patriarch Turkish president.
The meeting will most likely take place at the presidential residence Huber in the Therapia district of Istanbul
The man who said that he is not meeting with Mitsotalis will welcome him where he has welcomed other great leaders, such as Merkel and Putin, and this signals the change in the existing climate, commented Manolis Kostidis.
The Turkish president attaches great importance to this meeting, he continued and explained that although the Greek-Turkish differences exist, Greece has a strengthened position due to the defense agreements it has signed, it is armed, it is Turkey’s gateway to the EU.
In addition, there is the Ukrainian issue and all the consequences due to energy accuracy affecting both countries, he said.
Without Greece, Turkey’s effort for rapprochement with its Yeton countries cannot be completed, said Manolis Kostidis.
It will be a surprise to see Greek-Turkish tension after the events in Ukraine, he commented.
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