British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is meeting on Thursday with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in Athens to hold talks on European Union reform, Cyprus and the refugee issue.
Ahead of his arrival in Athens, the British official said:
Britain and Greece have a number of issues of mutual interest including EU reform, Cyprus and migration into Greece – on which the UK is supporting Greece in meeting the challenges it faces on irregular migration.
The UK is a strong supporter of a Cyprus settlement and the ongoing UN-led talks. Having visited both sides of the divide in Cyprus to offer Britain’s support in finding a solution, the visits to Athens and Ankara are an opportunity to discuss with the other guarantor powers, what further steps we need to take to deliver the goal of a re-unified island.
The Foreign Secretary will then travel to Ankara for discussions with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on counter-terrorism, inter alia. On Friday, Britain’s Foreign Secretary will travel to a refugee camp near the Turkey-Syria border.
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