Türkiye, Greece announce declaration on friendly relations, good neighborliness

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) - Türkiye and Greece on Thursday announced the “Athens Declaration on Friendly Relations and Good-Neighbourliness” during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s official visit to the Greek capital.

“Recognizing the renewed will for cooperation between the Governments of the two countries and underlining that the bonds between the two neighbouring nations harbour the potential to markedly increase the region’s prosperity and dynamism,” the declaration emphasized the need to continue jointly working for the benefit of both societies in an atmosphere of friendship and mutual trust.

According to the declaration, the two countries stressed that they are committed to fostering friendly relations, mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and understanding and seeking resolution to any dispute between them in line with international law.