ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey held more exploratory talks in Athens on Tuesday, agreeing to talk again after more than 60 rounds as they seek common ground on a long-standing maritime boundaries dispute before a European Union summit this month. Turkey this week protested against a deal between Greece, Israel and Cyprus for an undersea cable linking their electricity grids. Ending a five-year hiatus, officials met in January after months of tension in the eastern Mediterranean. Athens has said it will discuss only the demarcation of exclusive economic zones and the continental shelf in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean, not issues of “national sovereignty”. European leaders are expected to discuss the eastern Mediterranean at a meeting on March 25-26.

Source: Egypt Independent March 16, 2021 18:22 UTC