Greek and Turkish Foreign Ministers meet
FM Yakis: Turkey and Greece have a "brilliant future"
NTVMSNBC, January 31-The improved relations between neighbouring Greece and Turkey is not only beneficial to the peoples of the two countries but also contributes to regional peace, stability and co-operation, Turkey's Foreign Minister said Thursday.

Ties between Turkey and Greece had a "brilliant future", Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis, said during a joint press conference with his Greek counterpart Yorgo Papandreou.

Saying that the two had mainly discussed Turkish-Greek bilateral relations in their meeting, Yakis, said that they had exchanged views on advancing rapprochement and promoting co-operation. Papandreou, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, said that Greece remained committed to Turkey's bid to become a full member of the bloc, and to resolving long standing differences between the two nations.

"I believe that Turkey and Greece can overcome various and difficult problems which have their roots deep in history," Papandreou said.Among these is the Cyprus question, which the Greek Foreign Minister said had caused many problems for the two countries in the past.

However, he said that, given the closer relations between Greece and Turkey, there was a good opportunity to overcome these difficulties and find a solution.