Greece and Turkey have agreed to improve their relations, creating a roadmap to usher in a new era of closer ties between two NATO allies but historical enemies. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
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It is noted that during the visit of the Turkish President to Greece, the partners agreed to to focus on the development of good neighborly relations, keep open channels of communication communication channels, increase trade and work on issues that divided them, particularly in the Aegean Sea.
There is no issue between us that is insoluble. If we focus on the bigger picture and do not be like those who cross the sea and drown in the river,
The meeting lasted longer than expected.
According to the newspaper, the NATO allies wanted to increase bilateral trade to 10 billion dollars. Erdogan said that both countries could benefit from annual meetings at a high-level meetings.
Geography and history have determined that we live next door to each other. But I feel a historical responsibility to use this opportunity to bring the two states closer together, as our borders lie side by side,
Relations between the two neighbors, which have been between the two neighbors, who have been accustomed to verbal skirmishes in recent years, have noticeably warmed considerably after Greece promptly sent aid after the devastating earthquake in Turkey in February.
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As the newspaper notes, Greece and Turkey have been at odds for decades over the question of where their their continental shelves begin and end, energy resources, overflights of the Aegean Sea and ethnically divided Cyprus.
У In the 1990s, they were on the brink of war, and in recent years they have been arguing over energy resources of the Eastern Mediterranean, defense, migration and the acquisition of fighter jets, which interrupted cooperation talks.
But "earthquake diplomacy" - similar to another thaw in similar circumstances in 1999 - turned the tide again.
Resorting to an optimistic tone, Erdogan to an optimistic tone, Erdogan had previously stated that the two countries should focus on the positive and less on the negative.
It will be much more useful for the future if we look at things from the perspective of a half-full glass,
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