Turkey accuses Greece of harassing research vessel in eastern Mediterranean

The two countries are set for renewed talks over Aegean maritime zones in early March.
AT SEA - MARCH 30: The sun rises over the Turkish coastline as Portuguese Frontex crew monitor the Aegean sea between Turkey and Greece for boats carrying refugees on March 30, 2016 near Mithymna, Greece. Frontex is a European Union border agency and was established in 2004 to manage the cooperation between national border guards in securing their external borders. New arrivals of refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos have reduced dramatically to almost non over the last week, since a deal between
The sun rises over the Turkish coastline as Portuguese Frontex crew monitor the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece on March 30, 2016 near Mithymna, Greece. - Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Turkey accused Greece’s air force of harassing a Turkish research ship in the Aegean Sea this week ahead of renewed talks over the two countries’ ongoing maritime dispute.

Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Greek F-16s approached the TCG Cesme near the island of Lemnos on Tuesday. One of the fighters descended to 1,000 meters and dropped flares two nautical miles from the research vessel, Ankara alleged.

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