Press Release (97)49 30 Apr. 1997

Statement by the Secretary General on the agreement between Greece and Turkey The Secretary General warmly welcomes the agreement of Greece and Turkey to appoint about two personalities each to jointly consider the positions and submissions of both governments. He considers that this agreement can play a useful role in examining certain problems between the two countries with a view to producing procedural, non-binding and balanced recommendations for dealing with the issues. He also welcomes the facilitating role that The Netherlands' Presidency of the EU will play in this process which can be an important element of confidence building.