Germany Urges Greece and Turkey to Talk, to Avoid ‘Catastrophe’

Germany Urges Greece and Turkey to Talk, to Avoid ‘Catastrophe’
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas pauses as he meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on July 21, 2020. Costas Baltas/Reuters
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ATHENS—Germany urged Greece and Turkey on Tuesday to solve their dispute over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean Sea through dialogue, warning of the risk of a military confrontation.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass, who visited Athens and is also expected to visit Ankara on Tuesday to help defuse rekindled tensions between the two NATO allies, said Germany and its EU partners stood alongside EU member Greece.