Joint ministerial council between Greece and Turkey on March 5

 

The proceedings of the council will be held in Constantinople on March 5, while on the same day there will be a business forum with the participation of Greek and Turkish businessmen.

 

During these meetings on March 5, with the participation of ten Greek and an equal number of Turkish ministers and the prime ministers of the two countries, the two sides will sign at least ten bilateral agreements to promote cooperation between Greece and Turkey on "mild" political issues.

 

At 1 pm today Avramopoulos met with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu, with the presence of the general secretaries of the Greek and Turkish ministries of Foreign Affairs. The Greek foreign minister also had a meeting with Turkish premier Tayyip Erdogan.

 

The two sides did not discuss the issues of terrorism or the EEZ, but focused on the preparation of the Council of Cooperation, as well as issues concerning the Balkans, the Middle East and Turkey's European prospect.

 

According to sources, Davutoglu thanked Avramopoulos for the Greek support for Turkey's accession course, and during the present day and within the framework of entrenching a positive climate between the two sides, there was no activity of the Turkish Air Force over the Aegean.