ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that his country will no longer have meetings with Greece's High-Level Strategic Council.

"I will no longer meet with politicians until I come across an honest politician," Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. "We have discontinued our high-level strategic council sessions, and we will not hold the meeting with Greece."
Following a week of tense confrontations between the two countries over the status of the Aegean Sea and its islands, the President made his remarks.

Last week, Erdogan asked that Greece adhere to previously negotiated treaties and maintain the demilitarisation of the Aegean islands.

On Friday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that he wished to keep the lines of communication open with Turkey. Turkey and Greece have long had a tense relationship over the Aegean Sea.

Turkey accused Greece of arming previously demilitarised islands and said that Greece's plans to expand its maritime borders will essentially cut western Turkey and the Black Sea off from the Mediterranean.

Meanwhile, Greece argued that Turkish threats justified its militarization and accused Turkey of violating its rights to extend its territorial sea to 12 nautical miles.

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