Greece and Turkey in talks to try to avert military escalation

Countries resume dialogue aimed at calming tensions in Aegean and Mediterranean after five-year gap

After a five-year hiatus marked by increasingly heated relations, sabre-rattling and near conflict, Greece and Turkey will hold talks on Monday in an attempt to avert further military escalation in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean.

The prospect of high-level contacts being resumed has been met with international relief following protracted tensions that had pushed the historical rivals to the brink of war over offshore energy exploitation rights.

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