The latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean are “extremely worrying” and must be solved through dialogue, said a European Union spokesman Tuesday.
“What is needed to be done is to engage in solving all the open issues in line with principles of good neighborly relations, international law, and positive engagement,” European Commission spokesman Peter Stano Stona told a news conference.
GREEK GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY EU MEETING
In response to Greece’s call for an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, Stano said a decision will be made soon through consultations among the member states.
He added that Turkey’s actions will also be discussed at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Berlin later this month.
Greece decided to ask for an extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting as announced Tuesday after a meeting between Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Mitsotakis also briefed President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and the heads of the country’s other major political parties.
Dendias also met with US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt at the Foreign Ministry building in Athens where the two discussed the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, Dendias wrote on Twitter.
The Oruc Reis, along with the ships Ataman and Cengiz Han, will continue seismic activities in the Eastern Mediterranean through Aug. 23.