Details have emerged about a recent meeting in Athens between Ibrahim Kalin, head of Turkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), and Themistoklis Demiris, head of Greece’s National Intelligence Service.

Axar.az reports, citing Turkish media, that the sides discussed Turkiye-Greece relations and regional issues, as well as developments in the Aegean and western Mediterranean, NATO security, intelligence cooperation, the fight against terrorism and organized crime, illegal migration, and human trafficking.

The two officials also agreed to further strengthen cooperation between their intelligence services.

It should be noted that Turkish journalist Yahya Bostan claimed that the main reason for Kalin’s visit to Athens was Greece’s recent agreement with Israel. He said Ankara considers Greece’s efforts to establish a new security framework in the region through Israel to be a wrong move.

It was previously reported that Israel and Greece had signed a large-scale defense agreement worth approximately €3 billion.