There have been developments to resume the positive agenda between Türkiye and Greece, which was postponed over the summer. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, engaged in a cordial telephone conversation for the second time on the same day yesterday evening. In addition, Deputy Foreign Minister Costas Frangoyannis will travel to Ankara to initiate Turkish-Greek cooperation discussions on the economy, businesses, and commerce. The date has not been set in stone, but based on the information I have received, March 22 is a strong possibility. It is also possible that Çavuşoğlu will attend the meeting between Frangoyannis and Burak Akçapar, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Türkiye.
Kostas Frangoyannis met with Çavuşoğlu in Doha, who had earlier conveyed his condolences to Dendias for the tragedy in Tembi. Unquestionably, a step has been taken towards a return to the path of dialogue, with a "simple" table devoid of national issues serving as the starting point. As a matter of fact, it is impossible for us to observe negotiations on national issues before the elections...