ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey will discover whether or not they can begin talks geared toward demarcating their maritime zones, Greece’s overseas ministry stated on Wednesday.
Neighbours Greece and Turkey, each NATO allies however historic foes, have been at odds for many years over a spread of points from airspace to maritime jurisdiction within the jap Mediterranean and ethnically break up Cyprus.
An settlement on the place their maritime zones start and finish is necessary for figuring out rights over doable gasoline reserves and energy infrastructure schemes.
Tensions have eased in recent times and each nations agreed final 12 months to reboot their relations, pledging to maintain open channels of communication and work on the problems which have saved them aside.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met on the sidelines of the annual United Nations Normal Meeting in New York on Tuesday and mentioned bilateral ties, based on statements from the Turkish presidency and the Greek overseas ministry.
“The two leaders tasked the foreign ministers to explore whether conditions are favourable to initiate discussions on the demarcation of the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone,” Greek Overseas Minister George Gerapetritis stated.
Overseas ministers from the 2 nations will begin preparations for a high-level assembly to happen in Ankara in January, the Greek prime minister’s workplace stated.
