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Rapid developments in Greek-Turkish are expected in the near future, on the one hand due to the EU Summit which will decide on sanctions against Turkey and on the other due to its arrival. Mike pompeo In our country.
In particular, the head of US diplomacy, Mike Pompeo, is expected to visit Athens on September 25-27.
The US secretary of state, according to the information, will speak at a conference in Thessaloniki, while also visiting Crete and, specifically, the base of Souda. The focus of his visit is the Greek-Turkish and strategic cooperation between the two countries. The visit of the US Chancellor is certainly related to the cooperation of the two countries in the field of defense, hence the visit to Souda, and on the other hand with the developments to de-escalate the tension in the region.
Mike Pompeo, who played a leading role in reducing tensions with Turkey, is expected to meet Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Crete, meet Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Wednesday and discuss the situation with them in the region in general and in the region. born for bilateral relations. Without doubt, the visit sends a clear message to Ankara that it has been diplomatically isolating itself lately due to its illegal activities in the Mediterranean.
Contact Dendia – Stoltenberg
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias had a telephone conversation this morning with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
According to diplomatic sources, the discussion focused on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as the processes to establish a mechanism to de-escalate tensions. During the conversation, some aspects of this potential mechanism were advanced, while there will be a new meeting of Greek-Turkish military units with the chairman of the NATO Military Committee within the next week.
Countdown to exploratory contacts
In a telephone conversation between the director of the diplomatic office of Prime Minister Eleni Sourani, the representative of the Turkish presidency Ibrahim Kalin and Merkel’s foreign policy advisor Jan Hecker, the scope of the exploratory contacts was defined and refers to the Zones Marinas, that is, the Oceans. (EEZ) and the continental shelf, an issue raised by Greece from the beginning. In fact, within the next week, another communication is possible between Ms Soursni and Kalin to work out the final details for the start of the 61st round of exploratory contacts.
The talks are expected to begin after the September 24-25 summit, during which the EU sanctions against Turkey will be discussed.
For his part, however, the Turkish president has not said anything at the moment about exploratory contacts, but leaves open the possibility of meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a third country or having communication via teleconference.
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