By Miriam Jackson
Turkey and Greece need certainly to establish a sustainable dialogue on the Eastern Mediterranean, but they additionally needs to protect their particular interests, the Greek Deputy Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy said on Saturday.
In a televised interview about Turkey-Greece relations, Giorgos Koumoutsakos told TV channel SKAI that to sustain peace in the East Mediterranean an atmosphere of peace must certanly be maintained between your two countries.
“Turkey wants dialogue, but it also needs to look after its interests,” Koumoutsakos said.
Since 2018, Greece has been condemning Turkey’s intention to start out oil exploration operations in the Eastern Mediterranean, describing them as a new provocation.
In 2019, Athens and Greek Cypriots opposed Turkish operations in the region and threatened to arrest oil exploration ships’ crews.
Turkey maintains its activities in the Mediterranean Sea are within the framework of international law.
