ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Greece can resolve their disputes in the Aegean and the Mediterranean seas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, as Greece’s prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, urged Ankara to lift a long-standing threat of war.
The two leaders made the comments in Ankara, following talks aimed to sustain dialogue between the longtime rivals at a time when tensions have been rising.
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