Davutoglu: “Turkey is ready to do all it can to back crisis-hit Greece”; Bozkir: “Greece financial crisis to affect Turkey”
Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (30.06.15) reported that Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addressing the Justice and Development Party (AKP) group in Parliament on Tuesday, stated that Turkey will do all it can to support neighboring Greece as it deals with its acute financial crisis.
“We are ready to do whatever we can in terms of cooperation in tourism, energy and trade,” Davutoglu said.
“Turkey will also move on to convene a high-level cooperation council with Greece to discuss the mutual steps against the crisis in Greece once the new government in Turkey is founded”, Davutoglu added.
Meanwhile, according to the paper, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said late on Monday that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has spoken with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, upon the latter’s request.
The two Ministers exchanged views on Greece’s economic crisis and bilateral cooperation between the two Aegean neighbors, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency, which noted that Kotzias’ recent tour of the Balkans was also discussed.
A separate statement by the Greek Foreign Ministry underlined that the conversation took place “in a very warm atmosphere”.
Also, Turkish daily Sabah (30.06.15-online in English) reported that Turkey’s European Union Minister Volkan Bozkır in statements to Ankara Anatolia said that the financial crisis in neighboring Greece will surely going to affect Turkey.
Bozkır said that Turkey has been closely watching developments in Athens and added that Turkey desires a solution for Greece’s financial crisis.
He stated that there is nothing on the table for providing financial aid to Greece and added that there has been no request (from Athens).
Turkey is ready to do all it can to back crisis-hit Greece
