Disagreement over Greek marine park plan resurfaces

Remarks made by Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan have highlighted the ongoing disagreement between the two Aegean rivals over Greece's plan to create a marine park in the Aegean Sea.

The comments on Tuesday followed a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara the day before.

Speaking to state broadcaster ERT, Gerapetritis said that the park will be established once the study phase for determining the technical environmental criteria is completed. "When these are completed, then the park will be placed on the map," he said, adding that the issue concerns "not only Greek sovereignty but also the environment."

Speaking during a press conference with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg in Ankara, Fidan said that Turkey does not view the plan...