Building on the positive climate of recent high level meetings between the
Republic of Türkiye and the Hellenic Republic, and in line with the tasking
given by the leaders of the two countries and the road map agreed upon by
their Foreign Ministers, the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye
and Greece, Ambassador Burak Akçapar and Mr. Konstantinos Fragkogiannis,
respectively, met on October 16, 2023 in Athens for the 5th round of
discussions on the Joint Action Plan within the scope of the Positive
Agenda between the two countries.
The two sides reaffirmed their common goal to provide concrete outcomes for
the 5th High-Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) meeting to be held on 7
December 2023 in Thessaloniki on items of the Positive Agenda such as
business-economy, tourism, transportation, energy, science and technology,
agriculture, environment, social security & health, youth, education and
sports.
In the same spirit, on October 17, 2023, Deputy Foreign Ministers
Ambassador Burak Akçapar and Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou held regular
political consultations.
Bilateral relations, regional and international issues were discussed. The
two sides agreed to build on the existing positive atmosphere in order to
identify areas of agreement and cooperation, both at the bilateral and the
international level. They reviewed the preparations for the upcoming HLCC
in December, as well as the existing dialogue channels including confidence
building measures and exploratory/consultative talks. In that respect, the
two sides expressed their commitment to continuing these dialogue channels,
in view of reaching a common understanding.