EEZ and TAP top agenda of talks between Foreign Ministers. On the EEZ issue, Mr. Venizelos stressed “all countries know the International Law of the Sea and protect their national sovereignty and sovereign rights".

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By Manolis Kostidis
Greece’s and Turkey’s Foreign Ministers held a meeting in Ankara today in which they discussed the issues of the EEZ and cooperation to do with TAP, amongst others.

The meeting lasted about two hours and the ministers also discussed the Cyprus issue, Greek-Turkish relations in the Aegean and the issues relating to the cooperation of the two countries on economic and energy issues such as the Trans-Adriatic pipeline.

Ahmet Davutoglu characterized the issue of Greece proclaiming an EEZ as a matter of dispute in the Aegean.