Turkey must seize opportunity to de-escalate tension, Greek FM says

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is urging Ankara to seize the opportunity presented by talks scheduled to take place at the foreign ministry level with Athens over the next few days, saying that they are a useful channel of communication amid heightened tension between the two neighbors.

In an interview with Kathimerini's Sunday edition, ahead of a visit to the United States with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Dendias stressed that Greece will defend its national sovereignty with "all the powers and legal means" at its disposal, adding that delineating exclusive economic zones with Italy and Egypt is likely.
 

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