"The ‘female George’ and ties with Turkey
By Stavros Lygeros
Of the many different reactions to the appointment of Dora Bakoyannis as foreign minister, the most interesting is that of the Turkish media. But, of course, in Ankara they have their reasons for calling Bakoyannis “the female George.” The similarities in the refined manner of Bakoyannis and PASOK’s former FM George Papandreou are obvious. The crucial difference between the two politicians is that Bakoyannis’s scope to maneuver is more restricted. During Papandreou’s term as FM, there were great hopes for a constructive rapprochement between Greece and Turkey. But these hopes have all but faded away. The Turks believe it is now time to lock in their diplomatic advantages."
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