Greece has not but acquired an invite from Turkey to renew exploratory talks on their conflicting territorial claims within the Mediterranean however can be keen to debate points together with the continental shelf, the overseas ministry stated on Monday.
The remark got here after Turkish International Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated Ankara was making an official supply to renew the talks, which have been suspended since 2016.
“Greece has expressed its intention to reply to any such invitation from the Turkish facet, in accordance with worldwide legislation, on the difficulty of demarcation of an Unique Financial Zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf,” overseas ministry spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou stated in an announcement.
Supply: Reuters (Reporting by Renee Maltezou; modifying by James Mackenzie and Louise Heavens)