Greek and Turkish Defence Ministers meet in Brussels to discuss reducing tensions

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Greek Defence Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, and his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, met on the sidelines of the extraordinary NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.

According to Protothema, the Ministers stressed the importance of reducing tensions and consolidating a security climate in the Eastern Mediterranean, based on the rules of international law and the principle of good neighbourliness.

In this context, it was agreed to meet in the future for talks on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs). 

The meeting between the Defence Ministers came just a few days after the lunch between Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Constantinople.

Source: Protothema.

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