Samaras & Erdogan Meet In Qatar - Greece Raises Issue Of EEZ

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a informal 40-minute-long meeting on Tuesday at the hotel where both leaders are staying in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The meeting was held in the presence of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the Greek prime minister's diplomatic office director Stavros Vassilopoulos.

Prime Minister Samaras raised the “issue of the Greek rights in the sea”, while privatisations were also among the issues briefly discussed at the meeting, with Erdogan noting that they had helped his country overcome the crisis. They also discussed issues of mutual interest, as well as economic developments in Europe and the region.

The two leaders agreed to hold a broad-spectrum intergovernmental meeting on March 5 in Ankara to be attended by the Greek prime minister and a number of ministers. (AMNA)