Greece and Turkey Seek Cooperation Reset After Years of Tensions
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Greece and Turkey are attempting to reset relations after years of tensions over issues like maritime borders and Cyprus. These issues will not be on the agenda during Erdogan's Athens visit.
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Instead, the countries will focus on a "positive agenda" of cooperation in areas like energy, tourism, migration, and military confidence-building measures. Around a dozen agreements are expected.
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This marks an improvement after previous rocky meetings and escalating tensions over hydrocarbon rights and borders in recent years. A turning point was the countries' cooperation after devastating earthquakes in Turkey in February.
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Some doubt the usefulness of the visit given Turkey has not changed key positions that go against Greek sovereignty. But talks aim to set ground rules for future high-level discussions on resolving differences.
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While provocations continue, positive signs include a drop in airspace violations and inflammatory rhetoric after leaders from both countries were newly elected in 2022.