ISTANBUL (AP) – Greece’s Prime Minister kicked off his visit to Istanbul yesterday by attending a service at the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Turkey to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a rare meeting between the neighbours who have been at odds over maritime and energy issues, the status of Aegean islands and migration.
The leaders are expected to discuss bilateral relations and the effects of the Russia-Ukraine War, the Turkish presidency’s communications directorate said.
Greece and Turkey are nominal NATO allies but have strained relations over maritime boundary claims.
