The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not been finalized, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lana Zochios, during a press briefing. She added that Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will shortly address economic cooperation between the two countries and the promotion of further investments in his upcoming meeting.
“Greece has issued an anti-NAVTEX regarding Turkey’s intentions to deploy the Piri Reis in the Aegean, and as of a short while ago, there has been no movement from the port of Izmir where it is located. We are monitoring the situation very closely, and in any case, Greece safeguards its sovereign rights,” stated Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lana Zochios. Regarding Turkey’s participation in SAFE, Zochios referred to the statements by European Council President Antonio Costa, that countries threatening an EU member state cannot participate in the program.
“The Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting has not been finalized,” Lana Zochios declared
Regarding the potential meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey, Zochios characteristically said: “The meeting has not been finalized” and referred to the Maximos Mansion for any other updates regarding the meeting of the two leaders.
In one hour, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will meet with the acting Foreign Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity. As the Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated, after the meeting, the start date for the work of technical committees to determine the EEZ between Libya and Greece will be announced. In today’s meeting, according to Zochios, economic cooperation between the two countries and the promotion of further investments will also be discussed. Regarding the pressure exerted by the Turkish President on the Benghazi government for the ratification of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum, Zochios reiterated Greece’s known position that it is null and illegal, emphasizing that so far it has not been “implemented in practice.” When asked about the electrical interconnection of Crete, Cyprus, and Israel, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated: “Greece remains committed to the interconnection project.”
