Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

The 40-minute working meeting focused on bilateral relations and the good results of recent Positive Agenda and Political Dialogue meetings held in Athens

'We did, indeed, disagree. We disagreed without concessions, without backtracking, without a reduction in sovereignty,' Greek FM George Gerapetritis said in Parliament

Minister Hakan Fidan cites 'more than one problem' in the Aegean needing resolution; quip aimed at domestic audience comes amid significantly improved relations

The Greek Foreign Minister stressed that the next round of talks, the «positive agenda», issues mainly focusing on low intensity matters, would take place in Athens on December 2-3

Strong effort to keep any dispute between the two sides off the table was made as evident by recent statements by both Gerapetritis and Fidan ahead of Friday's meeting.

VIMAtodotis column cites high-level talks over the progress made to implement a series of recent bilateral agreements signed by Athens and Ankara

Beyond citing 'red lines' dealing with sovereignty, Minister George Gerapetritis added that Athens satisfied with course of rapprochement

At a previous Gymnich meeting, held under the Belgian presidency, proposals to invite Hakan Fidan to participate met with resistance, since the EU had not adopted conclusions on the Cyprus issue