Turkey, Greece top diplomats meet to help mend ties between regional rivals
Al Jazeera
Athens and Ankara say no magical solution is reached in their latest talks but dialogue will continue.
Turkey’s top diplomat has agreed with his Greek counterpart in Athens to keep dialogue moving forward with the goal of resolving longstanding issues that have brought the two countries to the brink of war in the past.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan embraced Greece’s George Gerapetritis after they met on Friday and released statements on outstanding issues. They both expressed willingness to work on understanding the other side better on “critical issues”.
“We must seize the historic opportunity ahead of us and make the positive climate between our countries permanent. We should transform our eternal neighbour into an eternal friend,” Fidan said at a joint news conference with Gerapetritis.
“I have no doubt that we can achieve this goal with a sincere and constructive approach,” he added.
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