Joint Statement on the Greece-Türkiye Positive Agenda 4th Meeting, (Ankara, 22 March 2023)

The Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Greece and Türkiye, Konstantinos Fragkogiannis and Ambassador Burak Akçapar respectively, met on March 22, 2023 in Ankara for the fourth round of discussions on the Joint Action Plan within the scope of the Positive Agenda between the two countries.

During the meeting, a detailed update was made on the progress achieved over the 25 topics of the Positive Agenda list, such as the cooperation and enhancement in the fields of entrepreneurship, tourism, energy, transports and telecommunications, maritime affairs, ICT, education, social security, health, and environment. It was noted that many items have been successfully concluded. Satisfactory progress has been achieved on several other items on the list.

The meeting set the framework for the finalization of the relevant agreements that could be signed during the next high-level meeting.

In view of the significant progress made in this active and ongoing process, the two sides have agreed to explore additional items of cooperation in the context of the Positive Agenda.

March 22, 2023