Daily Sabah logo

Politics
Diplomacy Legislation War On Terror EU Affairs Elections News Analysis
TÜRKİYE
Istanbul Education Investigations Minorities Expat Corner Diaspora
World
Mid-East Europe Americas Asia Pacific Africa Syrian Crisis Islamophobia
Business
Automotive Economy Energy Finance Tourism Tech Defense Transportation News Analysis
Lifestyle
Health Environment Travel Food Fashion Science Religion History Feature Expat Corner
Arts
Cinema Music Events Portrait Reviews Performing Arts
Sports
Football Basketball Motorsports Tennis
Opinion
Columns Op-Ed Reader's Corner Editorial
PHOTO GALLERY
JOBS ABOUT US RSS PRIVACY CONTACT US
© Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2023

Daily Sabah logo

عربي
  • Politics
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • Elections
    • News Analysis
  • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Expat Corner
    • Diaspora
  • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • Islamophobia
  • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
  • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
  • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Reviews
    • Performing Arts
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
  • Gallery
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
  • TV
  • Politics
  • Diplomacy
  • Legislation
  • War On Terror
  • EU Affairs
  • Elections
  • News Analysis

UK, EU welcome new round of talks between Turkey, Greece

by DAILY SABAH WITH AA

ISTANBUL Jan 13, 2021 - 9:08 am GMT+3
A French Tonnerre helicopter carrier (rear L) is escorted by Greek and French military vessels during a maritime exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo)
A French Tonnerre helicopter carrier (rear L) is escorted by Greek and French military vessels during a maritime exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo)
by DAILY SABAH WITH AA Jan 13, 2021 9:08 am
RECOMMENDED
Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın speaks during an interview in Istanbul, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP File Photo)

Türkiye supports NATO enlargement in principle: Kalın

nato-membership

The U.K. and the European Union on Tuesday welcomed Turkey and Greece's decision to relaunch exploratory talks in Istanbul on Jan. 25.

"We welcome the positive decision by both countries to restart talks later this month to seek a resolution to tensions in the Aegean - this will help ensure stability & prosperity in the Eastern Mediterranean," Wendy Morton, the British parliamentary under-secretary for European neighborhood and the Americas, wrote on Twitter.

Turkey and Greece remain close friends of the U.K. and strong NATO allies, she said.

On Jan. 11, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that Turkey would invite Greece to attend talks hosted on Turkish soil. On the same day, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced in a statement that the 61st round of the exploratory talks would take place in Istanbul on Jan. 25.

The 60th round of talks, the latest of the exploratory talks initiated between the two countries in 2002, took place in Athens in March 2016. Since then, political consultations and bilateral negotiations have been held between the neighbors, but exploratory talks have not been revisited.

The issues of energy rights and maritime boundaries are expected to dominate the Turkish-Greek talks.

In another message, the EU said Tuesday that Turkey and Greece should focus on solving their bilateral issues at the negotiating table in this round of talks.

Hopefully, the discussions between the two sides translate into "concrete actions and negotiations," European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano told a daily press briefing in Brussels, the bloc's de facto capital.

"We were discussing already how important it is for Turkey to behave constructively towards the EU member states because the EU has on numerous occasions stressed its solidarity with Greece, with Cyprus (the Greek Cypriot administration), and stressed also the need to solve all the bilateral issues," Stano said.

Highlighting that the bloc stands with Athens on this issue, he stressed "the need to solve all the issues which are between Greece and Turkey, behind the negotiating table."

Turkish officials have criticized Greek efforts to turn bilateral issues into Turkish-EU issues and have repeatedly stressed that Ankara is in favor of resolving all outstanding problems in the region through international law, good neighborly relations, dialogue and negotiation.

Turkey, which has the longest continental coastline in the Eastern Mediterranean, has rejected the maritime boundary claims of Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration in the region, stressing that these excessive claims violate the sovereign rights of both Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

Ankara last year sent several drillships to explore for energy on its continental shelf, asserting its rights in the region as well as those of the TRNC.

Although Turkey and Greece had agreed on the general principles of NATO-led deconfliction talks in October, hailed by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as a “safety mechanism that can help to create the space for diplomatic efforts to address the underlying dispute,” further talks were obstructed by the Greek side.

RECOMMENDED
Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın speaks during an interview in Istanbul, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP File Photo)

Türkiye supports NATO enlargement in principle: Kalın

nato-membership
  • shortlink copied
  • Last Update: Jan 13, 2021 5:17 pm
    RELATED TOPICS
    fight-against-terrorism DEUTSCHE-BANK US-LIBYA-RELATIONS
    KEYWORDS
    turkey-uk relations turkey-greece relations eastern mediterranean european union
    The Daily Sabah Newsletter
    Keep up to date with what’s happening in Turkey, it’s region and the world.
    You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
    The leaders of the opposition bloc pose on stage before presenting the election program, in the capital Ankara, Türkiye, Jan. 30, 2023. (AFP Photo)

    Turkish opposition bloc reveals road map but still no candidate 

    opposition
    A Toyota C-HR Prologue model, which will be manufactured at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Türkiye (TMMT) in the northwestern province of Sakarya, Türkiye. (Courtesy of TMMT)

    Türkiye plant pitched to manufacture new Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid

    automotive-industry

    Türkiye warns of 'price' if US fails to deliver long-sought fighter jets

    F-16-FIGHTER-JETS

    Finland probing Paludan's links with Russia: FM Haavisto

    nato-membership
    No Image
    In photos: US-Mexico border views in Biden era
    PHOTOGALLERY
    • POLITICS
    • Diplomacy
    • Legislation
    • War On Terror
    • EU Affairs
    • News Analysis
    • TÜRKİYE
    • Istanbul
    • Education
    • Investigations
    • Minorities
    • Diaspora
    • World
    • Mid-East
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Africa
    • Syrian Crisis
    • İslamophobia
    • Business
    • Automotive
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Tourism
    • Tech
    • Defense
    • Transportation
    • News Analysis
    • Lifestyle
    • Health
    • Environment
    • Travel
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Science
    • Religion
    • History
    • Feature
    • Expat Corner
    • Arts
    • Cinema
    • Music
    • Events
    • Portrait
    • Performing Arts
    • Reviews
    • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Motorsports
    • Tennis
    • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Op-Ed
    • Reader's Corner
    • Editorial
    • Photo gallery
    • Jobs
    • privacy
    • about us
    • contact us
    • RSS
    © Turkuvaz Haberleşme ve Yayıncılık 2021