Diplomatic Sources: Postponement of the meeting Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting justified – Pretextual if Erdogan cannot find time tomorrow

The teams of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are trying to find an opening successful their schedules to marque imaginable the gathering that was postponed today. According to diplomatic sources, today’s postponement — which is presently “up successful the air” — is considered wholly justified by the Greek side. However, the aforesaid sources enactment that if the Turkish broadside claims that a gathering time is impossible, this would beryllium simply a pretext.

The petition to postpone was submitted by the Turkish broadside owed to President Erdogan’s information successful the gathering of Arab and Muslim state leaders organized by U.S. President Donald Trump. Erdogan was invited connected Trump’s initiative, fixed Turkey’s nonstop engagement successful respective Middle Eastern fronts.

Since the Trump-organized gathering was scheduled to commencement astatine 21:30 Greek time, portion the Mitsotakis–Erdogan gathering was acceptable for 21:00 Greek time, determination was nary country for a important treatment betwixt the 2 leaders — particularly arsenic the Turkish president ever uses a translator, which reduces the effectual clip for meetings.

Thus, the Turkish broadside has notified the Greek side, and a caller clip time successful New York is present being sought based connected some leaders’ schedules. Erdogan is scheduled to depart New York astatine 6:00 p.m. section clip time to question to Washington, wherever connected Thursday helium volition conscionable Donald Trump astatine the White House.

In immoderate case, the clip disposable for a gathering that allows for meaningful treatment is tight, fixed some leaders’ schedules.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ docket successful New York tomorrow, arsenic presently known, is arsenic follows:

• Wednesday, 8:15 a.m. (New York time): Speech astatine an lawsuit organized by Australia connected “Protecting Children successful the Digital Age.”
• 10:30 a.m.: Discussion with Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker.
• 12:30 p.m.: Speech astatine a Greek-American assemblage lawsuit astatine the Union League Club.

Afternoon: Meeting with Syria’s transitional President Ahmed Al-Sarra.

• 3:00 p.m.: Speech astatine an lawsuit organized by the Korean Presidency of the UN Security Council connected “Artificial Intelligence and International Peace & Security.”
• 8:30 p.m.: Speech astatine the grant ceremonial of the Ecumenical Patriarch receiving the Templeton Prize.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s schedule, arsenic presently known, is arsenic follows:

Wednesday, 24 September 2025 (New York)

• 11:00 a.m.: Coffee gathering with Hamdi Ulukaya, President of the Turkish-American Business Council, and American CEOs
  (Location: Türkevi, 6th floor)
• 1:00 p.m.: Bilateral gathering with French President Emmanuel Macron
  (Location: UN Headquarters)
• 2:00 p.m.: Speech astatine the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit
  (Location: UN Headquarters / Trusteeship Council Chamber)
• 3:30 p.m.: Bilateral gathering with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong
  (Location: Türkevi, 10th floor)
• 4:30 p.m.: Meeting with Turkish property representatives
  (Location: Türkevi, 6th floor)
• 6:00 p.m.: Departure for Washington