Anadolu Agency (AA) Turkey
 Wednesday


Greece says Erdogan's visit freed up frozen relations


Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias says talks between Turkish president,
Greek prime minister were 'sincere'


By Furkan Naci Top
 ATHENS

Greece's foreign minister on Wednesday said the Turkish president's
visit last week was successful as it had freed up communication
channels between the countries which had been frozen.

Nikos Kotzias was speaking to journalists in a briefing after meeting
Armenian Foreign Minister Edvard Nalbandyan in Athens.

"The visit was successful because we restored the necessary
communication channels that were frozen. It was successful because a
series of new negotiations are being prepared," Kotzias said.

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
talked "sincerely," he added.

Kotzias also said Greek Migration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas would
visit Turkey soon, adding that a High-Level Cooperation Council
meeting between Turkey and Greece would be held in February.

Erdogan paid a historic two-day visit to Greece on Dec. 7-8, the first
by a Turkish president in 65 years.

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