Greece says wants positive agenda with Turkey after ministers' spat


FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias hold a news conference in Ankara, Turkey April 15, 2021. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece's centre-right government said on Friday it wanted a "positive agenda" with Turkey despite differences, a day after their foreign ministers clashed during a news conference, while President Tayyip Erdogan defended Ankara's response.

The statement from the Greek foreign ministry appeared aimed at easing the atmosphere after an ill-tempered exchange between Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

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