Greek PM: Turkey 'continues to provoke' over Cyprus

Greece's prime minister said Tuesday that Turkey "continues to provoke" in its approach towards ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus and that Ankara was becoming isolated internationally.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the comments during a meeting with visiting Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, the first foreign head of state to visit Athens since Mitsotakis won July elections.

Anastasiades' visit came a day after efforts to restart negotiations to reunify the island hit a snag, when Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Greek Cypriots had to agree Turkish Cypriots would have decision-making parity in governing the country before talks could resume.

He also said Turkey's drilling for natural gas in waters where Cyprus' internationally recognized government has exclusive rights would continue as long as Greek Cypriots reject a proposal to jointly run...

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