Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis struck an optimistic tone at a gathering Wednesday in Ankara, with Erdogan noting the disputes between the 2 nations are “complicated” however “not insurmountable.” Mitsotakis agreed, suggesting that “it’s time now to raise each risk, formal and substantive, in our relationships.”
But regardless of the nice and cozy smiles and handshakes, a spread of disputes continues to forged a shadow over regional relations within the Jap Mediterranean.
One of many sources of unease for Turkey is the latest flurry of protection agreements that Greece has signed with Israel and the Republic of Cyprus, every of which have their very own frictions with Ankara. The offers increase questions over how far they might go—and at which nation they is perhaps aimed.
