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Turkey, Greece 'ready to start' east Med talks
Issue over gas has pitted NATO allies against each other
22 September, 16:44
(ANSA-AFP) - TRIESTE, 22 SET - Turkey and Greece have agreed
to start talks over disputed waters in the eastern
Mediterranean, the Turkish presidency said Tuesday after
diplomatic efforts to defuse a crisis that has raised fears of
conflict. The two sides said they were "ready to start
exploratory talks" during a three-way videoconference between
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel and European Council chief Charles Michel on Tuesday, it
said in a statement. The issue over gas exploration has pitted
the NATO allies against each other, with rival military drills
staged in strategic waters between Cyprus and the Greek island
of Crete. (ANSA-AFP).
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