Dialogue does not necessarily mean agreement and talking to Turkiye does not mean agreeing with it, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis emphasised in an interview with SKAI radio on Friday, covering current issues in domestic and foreign policy.

The U.S. State Department has given Congress the necessary assurances regarding Greece's security in the Aegean and the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Congressman John Sarbanes confirmed in statements to Open television on Wednesday.

In joint statements with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting in Athens on Thursday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a press conference that this was "a truly special day, as the High-Level Cooperation Council of Greece and Turkiye is convening once more after seven years."