Greek, Turkish FMs in Twitter exchange

In an exchange on Twitter, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias urged his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to cultivate an environment amenable to constructive dialogue between the two countries. 

Cavusoglu had urged Dendias in a Sunday tweet to "stop asking for help from others" and to "settle our differences equitably."

In his response on Monday, Dendias expressed hope that 2021 will be the year when Turkey "abandons its threats of war against Greece should we exercise our legitimate rights. After all, we live in the 21st century."

He added that Turkey should "aspire to become more European, less Neo-Ottoman," as this will "best serve the Turkish people."

He also said the new year should see Turkey "abstain from provocations and illegal activities," and ended his tweets writing: "There is one thing Mevlut you forgot to mention yet again: It's...