Erdoğan, Conte discuss Eastern Mediterranean issue over phone
According to the information gained from the presidential sources, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a phone conversation with the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Monday to discuss the latest developments related to the Eastern Mediterranean issue.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 06:36 | 17 August 2020
- Modified Date: 06:57 | 17 August 2020
The Turkish president held a phone call with the Italian prime minister on Monday to discuss developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, a Turkish authority said.
Turkey's Directorate of Communications said in a statement that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Giuseppe Conte made evaluations for a solution to ensure peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean that would protect the rights of all countries and bring win to all sides.
During the phone call, the two leaders also discussed steps to enhance bilateral relations, and agreed to maintain cooperation and dialogue between the two countries, it added.
On Aug. 10, Turkey announced its drill ship Oruç Reis would resume energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey's decision came following a controversial delimitation deal signed between Greece and Egypt, spurning Turkey's earlier goodwill gesture to postpone energy exploration in the region.
The ship will continue its work in the Eastern Mediterranean along with the ships Cengiz Han and Ataman until Aug. 23.