Greek PM sees ‘window of opportunity’ on demarcating maritime zones with Turkey

Greece sees a "window of opportunity" to demarcate maritime zones with Turkey, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly. However, he expressed pessimism about the prospects of resolving the division of Cyprus.

"Greece is willing to work towards resolving the only major outstanding issue we have with our neighbor: the delimitation of the continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. We have not been able to effectively address this difference for more than 40 years, but this does not mean that it is destined to remain unresolved," Mitsotakis said.

"I strongly believe that we have today a window of opportunity and we should be bold enough and wise enough to seize this chance," he said, adding that he was pleased to hear Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasize that...