Turkey said on Tuesday it is ready for talks with Greece without preconditions about an escalating row over eastern Mediterranean gas that saw the ...
ISTANBUL: Turkey said on Tuesday it is ready for talks with Greece without preconditions about an escalating row over eastern Mediterranean gas that saw the two uneasy NATO allies stage rival military exercises.
Maas secured only lukewarm promises from Greek and Turkish officials, who continued to air their grievances in the dispute. Cavusoglu argued that Turkey only resumed its work when Greece signed an agreement with Egypt to set up an exclusive economic zone on August 6, violating a general sense of goodwill."I would like to advise Greece ... to abandon its spoilt ," Cavusoglu said.
Turkey's defence ministry on Tuesday tweeted pictures of two Turkish frigates taking part in"Operation Mediterranean Shield" at sea with an Italian navy support vessel. Turkey is not only a longstanding ally within NATO, which includes many EU countries, but is party to a deal with Brussels to prevent uncontrolled migration to Europe, which dramatically split the bloc in 2015.
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