Re: Turkiye and Greece can create burst of opportunities, says foreign minister

From Greek POV it will depend on following factors…

1, Stop dumping migrants on us then demonizing us when we refuse to take them. I realize Turkey has done more than its fair share but so has Greece. We are not a dumping ground for migrants.-

2. Respect for UNCLOS in the Aegean and Med. Greece is willing to offer a little for Turkey to save face and have at least some unrestricted navigational routes but you don’t get equal dibs. The Aegean is effectively mostly a Greek lake.

3. Stop encouraging any Turks that live in Greece to see themselves as ‘victims”. For decades Muslims in Greece are treated far far better than non-Muslims in Turkey. Its exactly why we haven’t had the sort of Islamic radicalization you see in other states.

4. As for Cyprus, unlike most Greeks I support a two state solution but with the caveat Turkey also supports us where we have legal rights too (see above)

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