During the first session, which was held on 14 October with the participation of high-ranking US officials David Schenker and John Desrocher, the two parties discussed the continuation of the bilateral talks and set the agenda for further meetings.
The negotiations are being held under the auspices of the United Nations.
The talks seek to resolve an overlap between the two rivaling nations’ territorial waters and exclusive economic zones by an area of roughly 330 square miles that is situated over large oil and gas deposits beneath the Mediterranean seabed.