Turkey, Greece hold new talks on maritime dispute

The delegations of Greece and Turkey will meet in Athens on Tuesday to make efforts to resolve disputes over maritime borders in the Eastern Mediterranean and gas research rights. Ankara on Monday sent diplomatic marks to Israel, Greece and the European Union, Turkish media reported.

She told them they should seek her permission, ahead of any activity in the disputed waters of the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish state media reported on Monday.

Both Greece and Turkey are called into a series of decades-old treaties and international agreements to support their territorial claims.

Tensions escalated last year when Ankara sent a research ship to the waters off the Turkish coast, for which Greece has claims.

These waters are thought to be a potential source of natural gas reserves.

Tuesday's meeting follows discussions in Istanbul in January, which were held following pressure from the European Union.

Athens, so far, has shown interest in discussing only the border around the Aegean, where some islands lie near Turkish territory.

Ankara, however, insists that the talks should include determining the exclusive economic areas and airspace of both states.