The Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and the newly-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have arranged to meet in Cardiff, Wales, in the sidelines of the upcoming NATO Summit. The meeting appears to have been requested by President Erdogan, who recently made provocative statements during his visit to occupied territories in Northern Cyprus.

The Cypriot dispute is at the top of the agenda, with Athens and Nicosia agreeing to request that the EU appoints a special representative in order to develop a sustainable solution. Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis specifically argued that the EU was become more involved in the talks with Turkey, despite Ankara’s repeated objections.

According to the Cypriot government spokesperson, the Cypriot President contacted Mr. Samaras on Wednesday, ahead of the meeting in Wales. The two had an extensive discussion regarding the development of talks for the Cypriot dispute and agreed upon the issues that Mr. Samaras would broach in his meetings with other world leaders at the NATO summit.

The meeting between Mr. Samaras and Mr. Erdogan will be critical in the development of relations between Greece and Turkey. Mr. Erdogan’s recent comments regarding a federal, two-state solution for Cyprus, along with the accusations of procrastination on Greece’s behalf has troubled Athens. The two sides last met in Istanbul in March 2013, when 25 agreements were signed.