Ankara open to US mediation role in Turkey-Greece row with conditions: Source
A Turkish source told Al-Monitor that Ankara could be receptive to the idea of the US playing a role in easing tensions with Greece.
ANKARA — Turkey has signaled conditional openness to a US role in easing tensions with Greece after US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack said Washington was ready to serve as a mediator between the two NATO allies.
“We believe that the interconnected Aegean issues and other matters between Turkey and Greece should first be addressed and resolved at the bilateral level,” an official Turkish source told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.
“That said,” the official added, “we are not opposed to third countries making good-faith efforts to contribute to resolving Turkish-Greek issues.”
The comments came in response to a question over Barrack’s recent suggestion that the Trump administration play a facilitator role between Ankara and Athens.
