The Turkish and Greek prime ministers displayed their willingness to improve their bilateral cooperation. This is what came out of the two-day visit on Friday and Saturday, Ahmet Davutoglu in Athens. Provided the records that annoy many remain between Turkey and Greece in the first place, negotiations on the reunification of Cyprus, blocked due to disagreement on the exploitation of gas fields of the island.
Speaking to the press, the Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras acknowledged serious disagreements, while saying want a relationship of "mutual respect".
The head of the Turkish government has emphasized that the views might differ between neighboring countries. "The important thing is how we treat these differences," he stressed.
"Even if again each party was willing to say that it does not agree on crucial issues such as Cyprus, in the end, the recontre resulted in a series of small key initiatives to lower tension in the region and improve cooperation primarily in economic terms, "confirms our correspondent in Athens, Giannis Stamatis.
