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Economou: Yesterday’s meeting between Mitsotakis and Erdogan is a foundation for improving the climate

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The foundation for the improvement of the climate between Greece and Turkey was characterized by the government representative, Giannis Oikonomou, at yesterday’s meeting in Istanbul between the Prime Minister, Kyriakou Mitsotakiwith Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul.

This afternoon and tomorrow, the Prime Minister will inform the political leaders by phone about the meeting with the Turkish President.

The discussion added, lasted more than two hours and was in a very good atmosphere.

The two leaders reiterated their firm positions, but without the sharpness of the previous period, Mr. Oikonomou noted and added:

The meeting is a foundation for improving the climate, something that remains to be seen in the near future.

It was realized that it is in the interest of both countries to drop the tone, as with the new landscape that is being formed it is in the interest of both sides to have stability in the southeastern Mediterranean.

He added that it was an opportunity for an open and honest discussion.

The two leaders discussed the need for co-operation in opening humanitarian corridors in Ukraine.

It was also agreed that the 5th Supreme Cooperation Council will be held in Thessaloniki and the meeting on Confidence Building Measures next month in Ankara. “We will come back more specifically when we approach this meeting in time,” he said.

Support measures: Both horizontal and targeted

Mr. Oikonomou reiterated that in the coming days the announcements will be made to support households and businesses from price increases in energy, while he said that the measures will be both horizontal and targeted.

  • The prime minister will work from home, within a week the announcements about support measuresgovernment planning continues normally.
  • With Erdogan: The discussion in a very good atmosphere, without acidity, a positive step. Continuation of the discussion and emergence of a positive agenda, there was no talk specifically about energy between the two leaders
  • We do what we can to contribute to the creation humanitarian corridors in Ukraine, obviously we have increased interest in the expatriates and the Greek consul who are trapped in Mariupol. We talk to everyone and do what we can.
  • He reiterated that the debate on early elections is out of place and time.
  • Fuel: The measures will be announced in the coming days, they will face the consequences of accuracy everywhere, so there will be announcements and fuel.
  • Euro-bond: Funds from the recovery fund has been fully planned and submitted to the EU, it is a part that will continue to work internally and externally for tools that will relieve all citizens
  • Greece is fully identified with its partners in what has to do with issues of international relations, he was asked what is the position of the country in relation to the US move to talk to him. Maduro for Venezuelan oil.

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