Mitsotakis – Erdoğan: Low the bar of the meeting, the pursuit of Athens in a “darked” environment

Athens lowers expectations for the meeting – in New York, which will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, September 24 . The two leaders Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kyriakos Mitsotakis are expected to make an overview of the progress that has been made since the start of the political dialogue to date, in the shadow and recent challenges of the neighbor, which constitute a… “scanned” environment. More typical, Turkey’s tension scene in Casso last July, on the occasion of the investigations into electric interconnection (CGI) Greece – Cyprus. It has also been preceded recently, and the attack of the representative of the ruling party of Turkey AKP, Omer Chelik against the Greek Minister of National Defence, who, in the wake of his visit to Kastelorizo, accused him of… “provokator” and of being among the “extremistic elements” in Greece, who are trying to undermine the Greek-Turkish dialogue. Accordingly, Mr. Dendias was attacked by the president of the Turkish Nationalist Action Party Devlet Bachtseli. The message of Athens According to sources of government, the Greek side continues to invest in the Greek-Turkish dialogue, with a focus on the “red lines”. “No retreat in matters of sovereignty. The only difference is the definition of A.O.Z. (Exclusive Economic Zone) and continental shelf” Athens message in Ankara. The… “hard” stakes The expectations for the meeting are not great… The Greek government does not expect any substantial progress that would lead to the immediate entry of both sides into this… difficult issue of the dispute between Greece and Turkey. The stake of the meeting is whether it can create ground so that in addition to the debate on low policy issues (Immigration, Civil Protection etc.) and the timetable for the next, defined steps of dialogue (positive Agenda, MOE, Political Dialogue, holding a High Cooperation Council in Ankara in December), it can be investigated and the possibility that the two Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be instructed. to begin the dialogue on the demarcation of sea zones. The main issue of the Greek-Turkish approach is that of the Greek-Turkish approach. The positions of Mitsotakis towards Erdogan The Prime Minister comes to the meeting with full knowledge of the difficulties in approaching Greece with Turkey, a result of the Turkish revisionism that remains alive. However, as he recently stated from Thessaloniki, for Greece it is important that there is calmness in the sea and air, while recognizing that the result of political dialogue and the so-called “positive agenda” is that there is better cooperation to manage the immigration issue, but also mutual benefits from the granting of visa express for visiting Turkish citizens on our islands. At the meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will emphasize these positive aspects of the Greek-Turkish approach, but at the same time he is expected to stress that the rhetoric on “blue country” is a direct question of sovereignty and sovereign rights of the country and is the great “thorn” to enter the core of the discussion of the great difference, the demarcation of the continental shelf and the AEZ, that is, sea zones, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. The meeting will not take place at the “House of Turkey” in Manhattan, as it had taken place last year, but, according to government sources, will take place, out of the way, in a hall in the United Nations central building, on the margins of the General Assembly and not. Message to Turkey and the UN step A message to Turkey about respect for International Law, the Law of the Sea and respect for good neighbourly relations in a critical environment of geopolitical calls in our neighbourhood is expected to be sent by the Prime Minister and during his speech to the UN General Assembly on Thursday. On the Prime Minister’s agenda and Cyprus The appointment of the two leaders in New York, is held on a model where the UN promotes initiatives to restart talks on the Cyprus issue, which is also expected to be at the table of the Mitsotakis – Erdogan talks. The Cyprus issue and the work of the United Nations Secretary-General’s personal envoy is expected to dominate the Prime Minister’s talks with Antonio Guterres on Thursday. The Secretary-General continues to sound the possibility of a tripartite meeting (Turkish Cypriots – Greek Cypriots – UN ) in October, with the Greek Cypriot side having responded positively. On Wednesday 25 September, Kyriakos Mitsotakis will have a bilateral meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis. Mitsotakis contacts in New York On the margins of the summit, the prime minister will meet with heads of state, associations of expatriates and investors. Among other things, contacts with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, the prince – successor to Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Sabah, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Panama President Jose Raul Mulino, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Armenia Prime Minister Nicole Pasinian, Prince – Crown Prince and Bahrain Prime Minister Salman bin Hamada Al Khalifa are on the agenda.