1. Greece has said Turkey should take its claims to Aegean islets to the International Court of Justice at The Hague. 2. On Sunday Turkey called for talks with Greece on the status of all Aegean islets which were not clarified by international agreements. 3. Greece and Turkey agreed overnight to withdraw their forces from around a disputed Aegean islet, Greek Defence Minister Gerassimos Arsenis and Foreign Minister Thoedore Pangolos said Wednesday. 4. Greece accused Turkey of violating its air space and territorial waters as the dispute over an Aegean islet took a new turn for the worse on Tuesday. 5. Greece and Turkey are at loggerheads over several issues including the divided island of Cyprus, several Aegean islets and airspace. 6. Holbrooke said last week that he would visit Athens and Ankara to discuss tension between the two governments over a tiny, barren Aegean islet they both claim. 7. A dispute over the sovereignty of a number of Aegean islets brought the two countries to the brink of war early last year. 8. Athens on Tuesday accused its NATO partner Ankara of violating its air space and territorial waters in a dispute over the Aegean islet of Imia. 9. The two countries came to the brink of war in January over sovereignty of a handful of uninhabited Aegean islets. 10. Three Greek soldiers were reported missing early Wednesday after their helicopter crashed into the sea near a disputed Aegean islet, Greek military officials said. |