On Friday, the official Anatolia news agency reported that Turkey summoned the Greek ambassador to Ankara to the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to protest what it described as Greece providing opportunities for terrorist groups to carry out their activities.
The agency said that Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris was also recalled after Greece allowed a protest near the Turkish embassy in Athens organized by the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Turkey and the European Union consider a terrorist organization.
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After a five-year hiatus, the two NATO members last year resumed talks to address their differences in the Mediterranean and other bilateral issues.
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