FM says Athens-Ankara relations are key for EU-Turkish ties

Good relations between Greece and Turkey are a necessary condition for the improvement of Euro-Turkish ties, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said on Saturday at the informal Gymnich meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Turkey, he said, should acknowledge the issues that are of high sensitivity for EU member states as a matter of course. Regarding Cyprus, he noted that “there must be tangible evidence that there is a willingness to continue the dialogue on the Cyprus issue, on the basis of the UN Security Council resolutions.”