ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey will discover whether or not they can begin talks geared toward demarcating their maritime zones, Greece’s overseas ministry mentioned on Wednesday.
Neighbours Greece and Turkey, each NATO allies however historic foes, have been at odds for many years over a variety of points from airspace to maritime jurisdiction within the japanese Mediterranean and ethnically break up Cyprus.
An settlement on the place their maritime zones start and finish is necessary for figuring out rights over potential fuel reserves and energy infrastructure schemes.
Tensions have eased in recent times and each nations agreed final yr 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, in response to statements from the Turkish presidency and the Greek overseas ministry.
“The 2 leaders tasked the overseas ministers to discover whether or not circumstances are beneficial to provoke discussions on the demarcation of the continental shelf and unique financial zone,” Greek International Minister George Gerapetritis mentioned.
International 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 mentioned.
