Turkey summons Greek ambassador in Ankara

By Tevfik Durul

ANKARA

Greek Ambassador in Ankara Petros Mavroidis was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, according to diplomatic sources.

Sources said the ambassador was summoned to the ministry over recent remarks by Nikos Kotzias, who recently resigned as Greek foreign minister.

Kotzias has said that Greece was ready to extend its territorial waters from six miles to 12 miles in the Ionian Sea.