Surprises with the dog, link, fish and squid: Landmark Erdogan-Mitsotakis Appointments

This handshake between Greek Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this Thursday in Athens marked the good wind that seems to be finally blowing in relations between the two countries.

The head of the Turkish state appeared smiling after 6 years in the Greek capital, where he originally expects from the president and later from the country's prime minister. Mitsotakis said after the 90-minute meeting that the visit was a new chapter in relations between the two countries.

“Greece and Turkey must live in peace, find solutions for their problems, and those that cannot be solved should not lead to the crisis. I feel a historic debt to approach both countries”, he said.

Erdogan also appeared optimistic in his comments, talking about the need to develop a constructive “log.

“I'll say it openly. There's no problem so big between us that it can't be solved if we walk in trust and focus on the big picture. The countries must maintain open communication channels”, Erdogan said.

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Pinat ) Greek Prime Ministerial Palace's dog “Megaros Maximos”, who is always present at major events, rushed to welcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, together with Kiriakos Mitsotakis to this day.

As seen in the photo, Pinat was in the middle of the encounter with the two directors at the entrance of the palace. Pinat has also received Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis' caress.

Mitsotakis' surprise with his beloved dog was not the only scene that drew attention from the reconciliation meeting between the leaders of Athens and Ankara.

This, after Erdogan surprised his Greek counterpart by donating him a book on Gaza history.

The gift is uniquely symbolic, given the situation prevalent in Israel following the attack by Hamas on October 7th.

According to the same information, the gift has been handed by Turkish presidency diplomatic adviser Tsagatai Kilic to Greek Prime Minister Anna Maria Eleni Boura's diplomatic office director, while meeting Mitsotakis-Erdogan was under way.

As for the table, Greek media report that traditional foods are included in the plenary session menu of the High Co-operation Council, where Erdogan and Mitsotakis will participate with their ministers.