In an obvious attempt to show the West that he not only does not torpedo the dialogue with Greece but also that he is willing to sit down and resolve the problems plaguing bilateral relations, the re-elected president of the Turkish Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ready to proceed to gestures of goodwill towards our country.
Ankara initially intends not to carry out the large military exercise “Thalassolykos” this year, which was scheduled to start in the Aegean tomorrow, Thursday, June 1 and would last until the 12th of the month. It should be noted that this decision was taken after Mr. Erdogan was re-elected president and that as noted by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the dates on which the exercise would take place did not coincide with those provided for in the Papoulia-Yilmaz memorandum of 1988 which was revised by Dora Bakoyannis and Abdullah Gul in 2006 and concerned the limitations of military activities in international waters from June 15 to September 15 of each year, for the benefit, among other things, of the tourism of both.
Although with some reservations, Athens considers that Erdogan is moving in the direction of returning to the dialogue table, without however changing Ankara’s fixed positions. Her strategy Turkey which is condensed into the narrative about the “Blue Homeland” changes you, which means that yes the president of the neighbor is willing to talk, but in fact very few things can change as long as no concessions are made. What Mr. Erdogan is waiting for in order to take his next steps is for a new government to emerge in Greece, after the national elections of June 25, so that he will again have an interlocutor opposite him.
However, exploratory contacts and Confidence Building Measures, once restarted, will likely extend the period of calm in the Aegean.
Source: News Beast
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