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Russia backs Greek territorial water extension but cautions on overlapping interests

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated his country's position that Greece has a right to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, adding however that in cases of overlapping interests, the two sides have to find a solution through dialogue.

A test for the system

Greece is at a very important juncture in its foreign policy, during which much will be decided.

The debates in Parliament on the procurement of French fighter jets and on the extension of the country's territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles will be a test, and a very important one.

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