Greece, Turkey agree to keep working on improving ties

(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, NOV 8 - The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey on Friday agreed to continue improving their relations to boost trade and seek common ground on how to resolve their longstanding territorial differences. "We confirmed our will to maintain the (positive) climate we have managed to build," Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said. "I believe that we can resolve our differences with our neighbour Greece with mutual respect and on the basis of international law," added his visiting counterpart Hakan Fidan.
    Last December, Greece and Turkey restarted high-level talks to reduce tensions when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Athens for the first time in six years. The visit came after a long period of tension marked by disputes over migration, energy exploration in the Aegean and territorial sovereignty. Erdogan had earlier questioned century-old treaties and even threatened to invade Greek Aegean islands. (ANSA-AFP).