“For Athens, dialogue means exploratory discussions over delimitating maritime zones. For Erdogan, exploratory talks are pointless. He hopes to scare the Greek side into widening the narrow focus of the talks with his aggressive language. If that does not force Greece into a total negotiation, he hopes that the West, tired of Greek-Turkish tensions, will push Athens into widening the scope of negotiations,” writes George Kaklikis in his article for newspaper TA NEA.

 

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