Greece and Turkey hold 62nd round of exploratory talks in Athens
Greece and Turkey began another round of exploratory talks in Athens on Tuesday, seeking common ground on a long-standing maritime boundaries dispute. Leading up to today’s talks, Turkey slammed Greece, Cyprus, and Israel over the Euro-Asia interconnector, and has also been attempting to undermine Greece’s relations with Egypt and Israel. The exploratory talks in Athens also took place as EU leaders are preparing to meet later this month to evaluate the bloc’s relationship with Turkey.
John Psaropoulos, an independent journalist based in Greece and Al Jazeera’s southeast Europe correspondent, joins us today with the key takeaways from the 62nd round of exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey.
Read John Psaropoulos's piece on the resumption of exploratory talks here: Greece and Turkey restart historic exploratory talks
You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:
Greece, Turkey complete preliminary talks on maritime dispute
Is Turkey-Egypt maritime agreement dead in the water?
AstraZeneca vaccine: EU regulator 'firmly convinced' benefits outweigh risks
EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk