Greece open to Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting in Prague: spokesperson

Xinhua
04 Oct 2022, 02:05 GMT+10

ATHENS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Greece is open to a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Prague, Czech Republic, later this week, Greek government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou said here on Monday.

Türkiye is one of the non-European Union (EU) countries invited to attend an informal meeting of EU heads of state and government scheduled to be hosted in Prague on Oct. 7 by the Czech EU Council Presidency.

Relations between Greece and Türkiye have long been tense over a series of issues, including maritime and energy disputes in the Aegean and Mediterranean seas.

Lately, the two sides have exchanged strong remarks over a number of incidents.

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