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2023
POLITICS

Greece & Türkiye agree to implement or reactivate CBM activity in 2024 at Ankara meeting on Monday

Delegations of Greece and Türkiye held a fresh round of talks on Confidence Building Measures (CBM) in Ankara on Monday.
Delegations of Greece and Türkiye held a fresh round of talks on Confidence Building Measures (CBM) in Ankara on Monday.

The meeting was held at the Turkish defence ministry, in a positive climate, with both delegations comprising ambassadors and high-ranking military officials, among other senior officials, said the Greek defence ministry in an announcement.

The two sides agreed in principle to implement or reactivate CBM activity in 2024 based on a pre-agreed CBM list, it was added.

They also agreed to set up a Point of Contact mechanism in view of communicating and facilitating the implementation of agreed CBMs.

The next meeting will be hosted by Greece, it was noted.

In its own announcement, the Turkish defence ministry noted that the meeting was cordial, and that Greece will indeed host the next meeting.