Greece: Turkey Still Risks Eu Sanctions Over Sea Dispute

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece said Thursday that neighbor Turkey has so far refused to take action requested by the European Union to avoid sanctions from the bloc. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said ongoing Turkish offshore gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean has undermined efforts to restart talks on a longstanding sea boundary dispute, which has escalated military tension between the two NATO members and regional rivals. “Europe is not naive,” Petsas said Thursday.Read more on NewsOK.com

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