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The German government welcomes the Athens-Ankara agreement to start talks.
“The German government welcomes the fact that Greece and Turkey have agreed to resume bilateral exploratory talks soon.” said government spokesman Stephen Seibert at a briefing in Berlin today.
“This is a very positive sign that the two sides are ready to seek a solution to the disputed maritime border problems in the eastern Mediterranean through dialogue and on the basis of international law,” he said. Germany has always stressed, according to Seibert, that “The de-escalation and the dialogue of all the parties involved is the way to durable solutions.” In this sense, the agreement to resume talks is an important step in the bilateral relations between our partners, Greece and Turkey. “This is also good news for the stability of the region, as well as for EU-Turkey relations.” underlined.
In Berlin’s view, it is very important that the talks start very soon because they will help build trust between Greece and Turkey.
The aim is to improve EU-Turkey relations
The German government spokesman did not want to take an immediate position on the issue, which stemmed from Nicosia’s refusal to accept sanctions against Belarus unless the EU decides to impose sanctions on Ankara for Turkish drilling offshore off the coast of Cyprus. .
According to Seibert, the issue of sanctions will be discussed at the EU Summit next week. Referring to the statements of the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, he pointed out that the German government “Europe and Turkey have many common interests, there is great potential for closer cooperation: issues of economic cooperation, issues of regional stability, but also migration.” In this regard, it is good to have consultations between the EU and Turkey.», added.
In this sense, the Greek-Turkish agreement to start the talks will have an impact on the EU Summit. “We have the feeling,” Seibert said. “Which can help the European Council in the EU-Turkey relationship.”
At the same time, he hopes that the EU Summit will express its solidarity with Cyprus and Greece. However, the German government will seek to avoid sanctions against Turkey at the next European Council.
Source: Deutsche Welle
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