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Greece, Turkey Agree to Enter Into Talks to Avoid Incidents in East Med, Stoltenberg Says

© AFP 2023This handout photograph released by the Turkish Defence Ministry on August 12, 2020, shows Turkish seismic research vessel 'Oruc Reis' (C) as it is escorted by Turkish Naval ships in the Mediterranean Sea, off Antalya on August 10, 2020.
This handout photograph released by the Turkish Defence Ministry on August 12, 2020, shows Turkish seismic research vessel 'Oruc Reis' (C) as it is escorted by Turkish Naval ships in the Mediterranean Sea, off Antalya on August 10, 2020. - Sputnik International
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Tensions between Turkey and Green escalated last month after Turkey's Oruc Reis exploration vessel began searching for gas in an area claimed by Greece.

Greece and Turkey have agreed to sit down for talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. 

Earlier in the day, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar slammed French interference in the Turkish-Greek dispute in the Mediterranean, saying that Paris was acting like ‘Mafiosi’. He also said that Ankara won't stand anyone coming "from thousands of kilometers away" and trying "to bully, claim rights and play the role of a guardian angel.”

Turkey and Greece have been in conflict over exclusive rights for exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean. Last month, Greece signed a maritime agreement with Egypt to designate large areas of the Mediterranean as exclusive economic zones. On learning about this, Turkey sent its Oruc Reis surveying vessel to an area claimed by Greece and started searching for gas there.

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