Greece says resolving differences with Turkey may be hard, but not impossible

FILE PHOTO: Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias speaks during a joint news conference with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides, Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser of UAE's President, in Paphos, Cyprus April 16, 2021. Iakovos Hatzistavrou/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece cannot ignore its differences with Turkey over territorial disputes in the Mediterranean and other issues but while a solution is difficult, it is not impossible, its foreign minister told a newspaper on Sunday.

The two countries are NATO allies but at odds over many issues, including competing claims over the extent of their continental shelves in the Mediterranean, air space, energy resources and ethnically split Cyprus.