Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias arrived in Turkey on Sunday to meet his counterpart, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, in light of Monday's deadly earthquake and the subsequent assistance Greece offered.

Greece and Turkey are often at odds over territorial disputes and migration, regularly trading threats and blame. But diplomatic tension eased this week following the quake.

Greece – a country that also sees regular earthquakes – was one of the first to send assistance for search and rescue operations.

The two ministers met in the southern Turkish city of Adana where, in a rare sight of solidarity, they embraced before departing for Hatay to meet the Greek rescue mission operating in devastated areas, according to a video by Turkish state news agency Anadolu and the official Twitter page of the Greek foreign minister.

They later held a short televised presser in Hatay, during which Cavusoglu thanked the Greek government and its people for their solidarity.

“Good neighbors prove their worth on days such as this,” said the Turkish foreign minister, adding that there was no need to wait for another disaster to improve relations between the two neighbors.

Earlier this week, Greek public broadcaster ERT showed a live rescue of a 6-year-old girl in Hatay by the Greek rescue team, which was widely shared on Greek and Turkish social media. The Greek rescue team and locals were seen clapping and hugging with tears of joy.

Dendias, who is the first European foreign minister to visit the earthquake zone, said Sunday that Greece would "do whatever it can to support Turkey in this very difficult moment.”

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrote in a Facebook post Sunday: “We may have political differences, but the people of Greece and Turkey are friends."