FM says Turkish rhetoric eroding regional stability

The Greek Foreign Ministry has said that the recent rhetoric from Ankara concerning Turkey's rights in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean is undermining regional stability.

"The Turkish provocations undermine the stability of the region at a crucial juncture and demonstrate the paucity of Turkey's legal arguments," the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Foreign Ministry's statement came on the heels of remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warning Greece and Cyprus against behaving "recklessly" with regard to Nicosia's initiatives to develop its natural gas resources in the region.

Turkey says these initiatives impinge on its own rights in the region.

"The reckless behavior of Greece - supported by European states - acting together with the Greek-Cypriot administration is a danger and above all a threat to...