Turkish foreign minister s tweets anger Greece after Muslim minority visit
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Sunday May 30, 2021
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia January 13, 2020. Reuters/File
Athens describes the minority as multi-ethnic Muslims, and Cavusoglu´s description of them as Turkish prompted an angry response from the Greek foreign ministry. Greece would like to improve relations with Turkey, but with the respect for international law as a prerequisite, the Greek ministry says.
Cavusoglu is due to meet Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as well as Dendias in Athens on Monday.
Credit: Mevlut Cavusoglu / TwitterMevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, arrived on Sunday morning in Greece, ahead of a two-day visit that aims to boost the turbulent relations between Ankara and Athens.Cavusoglu landed in Alexandroupolis, a northeastern Greek city in the region of Western Thrace. Western Thrace is home to the Muslim minority of Greece.Cavusoglu…
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