{"id":462,"date":"2024-11-22T00:19:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T00:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/22\/turkish-fm-raises-minority-issue\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T00:19:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T00:19:04","slug":"turkish-fm-raises-minority-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/22\/turkish-fm-raises-minority-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish FM raises minority issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1254108\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reuters-hakan_fidan-320x200.jpg?v=1719260656\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reuters-hakan_fidan.jpg?v=1719260656\" alt=\"Turkish FM raises minority issue\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/reuters-hakan_fidan-960x600.jpg?v=1719260656\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>In a provocative address to the Turkish Parliament\u2019s budget committee, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan again raised the issue of Greece\u2019s Muslim minority, referring to the \u201cTurkish minority in Western Thrace\u201d and demanding Greece refrain from any provocations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fidan emphasized that during high-level meetings with Greek officials, efforts were focused on enhancing positive relations, highlighting the Athens Declaration for Friendly Relations and Good Neighborliness as a framework for dialogue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect Greece to avoid provocations,\u201d Fidan stated, while stressing that \u201cthe status of the Turkish minority in Western Thrace and the Turkish nationals in the Dodecanese remain priorities for Turkey.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also noted recent meetings with representatives of the Muslim minority, indicating that Turkey closely monitors the resolution of their issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fidan reiterated Turkey\u2019s commitment to safeguarding its interests in the Aegean Sea and East Mediterranean, stressing the country\u2019s determination on these matters during his latest visit to Athens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/foreign-policy\/1254108\/turkish-fm-raises-minority-issue\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Reuters] In a provocative address to the Turkish Parliament\u2019s budget committee, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan again raised the issue of Greece\u2019s Muslim minority, referring to the \u201cTurkish minority in Western Thrace\u201d and demanding Greece refrain from any provocations.\u00a0 Fidan emphasized that during high-level meetings with Greek officials, efforts were focused on enhancing positive relations, &#8230; 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