Greece, Turkey to mutually support international body bids

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Foreign Minister of Greece, Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, met during the International Donors Conference on Turkey and Syria. The event was co-organized by the European Commission and the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

According to ekathimerini.com, it was announced that Ankara will vote for Greece’s candidacy in the elections for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the period 2025-26.

On the other side, Athens will support Turkey for general-secretary of the International Maritime Organization.

Dendias thanked Cavusoglu for the neighbour country’s support following the rail collision at Tempe. The Foreign Minister of Greece was the first European minister that showed his support to Turkey after the deadly earthquakes.

Source: ekathimerini.com

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