[Nikos Mitrusias/Intime News]
Greece’s Deputy Foreign Minister Haris Theocharis and his Turkish counterpart Mehmet Kemal Bozay met Wednesday in Athens to discuss the Joint Action Plan under the Positive Agenda framework between the two countries.
Both officials welcomed the progress achieved so far under the Joint Action Plan, which includes projects of mutual interest in trade, the economy, customs, tourism, transport, innovation, science and technology, agriculture, environmental protection, social security and health, youth, education, sports and business cooperation, they said.
They added that beyond issues already completed successfully, the two sides had made satisfactory progress on several other items on the agenda.
The meetings under the Joint Action Plan also set the framework for finalizing related agreements that could be signed at the next session of the Supreme Cooperation Council (SCC), they said.
While no date has been set, sources have indicated the council, to meet under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, could take place as early as February.
To further strengthen the significant progress achieved in this dynamic and ongoing process, the two sides agreed to deepen existing areas of cooperation and examine the addition of new issues within the Positive Agenda, the two deputy foreign ministers added.