Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is holding talks with Greece's new conservative-led government on Wednesday in an effort to boost rapprochement efforts stalled by the economic crisis in Athens. Davutoglu was received by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and will later see his counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos before a press briefing. According to the Greek foreign ministry, the talks are held to prepare a cooperation summit between the two neighbours and NATO allies that will be held later in the year. This procedure to improve relations strained by decades of territorial rivalry was last launched by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his then counterpart George Papandreou in 2009, before the economic crisis engulfed Greece. But the talks have since failed to make much progress. Greek officials are also keen to raise the issue of illegal immigration with Davutoglu given that the bulk of scores of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers that cross daily into the country come through Turkey. Athens is acutely worried that the conflict in Syria will increase migration and refugee pressure on its borders at a time when its crisis-stricken services are struggling to handle hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants already present in the country.
GMT 17:19 2018 Thursday ,11 January
China factory gate inflation slows to 13-month lowGMT 17:50 2018 Wednesday ,10 January
German industrial output rebounds in NovemberGMT 17:39 2018 Wednesday ,10 January
Samsung tips record Q4 operating profit of more than $14 bnGMT 17:29 2018 Tuesday ,09 January
German industrial orders dip in NovemberGMT 15:36 2018 Thursday ,04 January
China factory activity accelerated in December: CaixinGMT 13:33 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Turkey inflation rate eases but still stubbornly high in DecemberGMT 16:27 2018 Monday ,01 January
China manufacturing activity slows in DecemberGMT 17:36 2017 Sunday ,31 December
Spain to leave EU's deficit 'sin bin' next year: Rajoy
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor