Türkiye, Greece to sign 20 agreements

Greece and Türkiye will sign at least 20 agreements at the High Cooperation Council meeting in Athens on December 7.

The fifth meeting of the Greece-Türkiye Cooperation Council, chaired by the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will be held in Athens with the participation of numerous ministers from the two countries, according to the Greek state television broadcaster ERT.

“At least twenty agreements are expected to be signed between the two sides, the main one of which will be an agreement on migration,” the broadcaster reported. One of the routes of illegal immigration from countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa passes through the tracksuit. Most illegal immigrants arrive by sea from Türkiye.

The Hellenic Ministry of Immigration and Asylum recently noted a significant decrease in the flow of illegal migrants, a development explained both by effective border protection and improved cooperation with Türkiye.

Authorities in Athens and Ankara say the intergovernmental summit will aim to promote a positive agenda to maintain the good atmosphere of recent months and build trust.

The parties are expected to focus on discussing topics such as entrepreneurship, tourism, transport, energy, science, technology, agriculture, environment, social security and healthcare, youth, education and sports.

“According to diplomatic sources in Ankara, the Turkish president will be accompanied by seven ministers, in addition to his diplomatic advisor Akif Cagatay Kılıc. It will be decided at the last moment whether the director of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Ibrahim Kalın, will be present, although he usually accompanies the Turkish president on visits abroad,” the TV station reported.

On the Greek side, according to the information available to "ERT", there will be Foreign Ministers Giorgos Gerapetritis and his deputies Alexandra Papadopoulou and Kostas Francogiannis; in addition to the defense ministers Nikos Dendias, Economy Kostis Hatzidakis, Education Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Immigration Dimitris Kerydis, Culture Lina Mendoni and Tourism Olga Kefaloianni.