Bar not high in Mitsotakis, Erdogan talks

Expectations are low ahead of Tuesday's meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. 

Indicative of the difficulties is a reminder by Turkey's energy minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, of Ankara's firm positions on Eastern Mediterranean issues.

In a television interview, Bayraktar described the Eastern Mediterranean as "the most important part of the 'Blue Homeland,'" and referred to Turkey's exploration in the region by presenting a map that includes all the areas included in the Turkey-Libyan maritime memorandum, namely areas six nautical miles from Rhodes, Karpathos, Kasos and Eastern Crete.

The two men will examine the small but real possibility of overcoming certain obstacles in Greek-Turkish relations, but also the possibilities of cooperation on...