(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, DEC 7 - Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan pledged Thursday to open a "new era" in relations with
historic rival Greece, as he opened his first official visit to
Athens since 2017. "I believe that the Turkey-Greece strategic
cooperation meeting will lead to a new era" in relations,
Erdogan told Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, adding
that "we need to be optimistic, and this optimism will be
fruitful in the future." In meetings with Greek Prime Minister
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou
during a five-hour visit, the Turkish leader is expected to
discuss trade, regional issues and the perennially thorny issue
of migration. Ankara has served as a migration bulwark since a
2016 deal with the European Union, which Mitsotakis and fellow
EU leaders hope to update. (ANSA-AFP).
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