ANKARA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the Greek ambassador Petros Mavroidis over territorial waters disputes, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
The move came after former Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, who resigned on Oct. 17, said Greece was ready to extend its territorial waters from six miles to 12 miles in the Ionian Sea.
Last week, Turkish navy stopped a Greek frigate from interfering with a Turkish research vessel operating in the eastern Mediterranean.
French Total energy company, in association with Italy's ENI, began a drilling for natural gas in the Cypriot exclusive economic zone in July despite Turkish objections, according to Greek Cypriot officials.
Turkey, Greece and the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot government have overlapping claims for jurisdiction of offshore oil and gas research in the eastern Mediterranean.
