A meeting between Turkish and Greek military delegations, initially planned for Tuesday at NATO headquarters in Brussels to discuss methods for reducing risks of incidents in the Eastern Mediterranean, was rescheduled for Sept. 10.
TECHNICAL TALKS WILL BE ON THE TABLE
According to Turkish National Defense Ministry sources, the technical talks — planned after a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg — is postponed to Sept.10 by the NATO Military Committee.
Greece has disputed Turkey’s current energy exploration in the region, trying to box in Turkish maritime territory based on small islands near the Turkish coast.
Turkey- the country with the longest coastline on the Mediterranean- has sent out drillships to explore for energy on its continental shelf, saying that Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) have rights in the region.