Merkel urges Turkey, Greece dialogue

By Carsten Hoffmann and Rachel More
Updated August 15 2020 - 6:56am, first published 6:50am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made calls to the leaders of Turkey and Greece, officials say.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made calls to the leaders of Turkey and Greece, officials say.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Turkey and Greece to open a direct dialogue with one another to de-escalate an energy row that is playing out in the eastern Mediterranean, her spokesman says.

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