Türkiye'sErdogan,GreekPMstressmaintainingpositivemomentuminties_GuangmingOnlineTurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdogan(R)shakeshandswithGreekPrimeMinisterKyriakosMitsotakisatajointpressconferenceinAnkara,Trkiye,onMay13,2024.(MustafaKaya/HandoutviaXinhua)ANKARA,May13(Xinhua)--TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganandvisitingGreekPrimeMinisterKyriakosMitsotakisonMondayunderscoredthesignificanceofmaintainingtherecentpositivetrajectoryinbilateralrelations,despitelongstandingdisputes.InajointpressconferenceinAnkara,Erdoganemphasizedtheimportanceofdialogue."Despitethedifferences,wefocusonthepositiveagendabykeepingourdialoguechannelsopen,"hestated.TheTurkishpresidentsaidthatthetwosidesheldaconstructivedialogue,addressingissuesinTrkiye-Greecerelations,andagreedtoaimforabilateraltradevolumeof10billionU.S.dollars.ErdoganexpressedhopethattheimprovedrelationswouldpositivelyimpacttherightsoftheTurkishminorityinGreece.Healsostressedthenecessityofa"fairandpermanentsolution"totheCyprusissue,basedontheisland'srealities,toenhanceregionalstabilityandpeace.RegardingtheIsrael-Hamasconflict,ErdogandivergedfromMitsotakis,stating,"IdonotseeHamasasaterroristorganization.Hamasisaresistancegroupthatprotectsitslands."Mitsotakisacknowledgedtheongoingdevelopmentofbilateralcooperation,statingthemutualunderstandingbetweenthetwosidesandrelationsareevolvingpositively.HealsoreaffirmedGreece'ssupportforTrkiye'sEuropeanUnionaccessionprocess.MitsotakisnotedadivergenceinperspectivesontheGazaissue."WeknowthatTrkiyeacceptsHamas,whichweconsideraterroristgroup,inadifferentway,"hesaid,notingthatGreecealsoagreesthatciviliansmustbeprotected.TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdogan(R)andGreekPrimeMinisterKyriakosMitsotakisattendajointpressconferenceinAnkara,Trkiye,onMay13,2024.(MustafaKaya/HandoutviaXinhua)TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdogan(R)andGreekPrimeMinisterKyriakosMitsotakisattendajointpressconferenceinAnkara,Trkiye,onMay13,2024.(MustafaKaya/HandoutviaXinhua)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.