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Greece prepares for upcoming Erdogan visit to Athens

In about two weeks Minister Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdogan will meet in Athens, marking the third meeting in five months between the two leaders. While the frequency of their meetings and the de-escalation of tensions are positives, the absence of tensions or conflict does not mean normalization and peace. Constantinos Filis, the Director of the Institute of Global Affairs and an associate professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what we should expect from the upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Erdogan in Athens, and look at what Turkey’s distancing from the West means for Greece.

Read Constantinos Filis’ latest piece in Kathimerini: Ankara’s distancing and the challenge for Athens

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Silent anxiety before Erdogan visits Athens

Rishi Sunak snubs Greek PM in dispute over Elgin Marbles

Greek PM slams Sunak as row over Elgin Marbles escalates

Sunak cancels meeting with Mitsotakis in London

Turkey’s exports of military-linked goods to Russia soar

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