Pompeo voices support for talks between Greece, Turkey

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed support for talks between Greece and Turkey, NATO allies whose relations deteriorated to the point where both had warships facing off in the Mediterranean Sea. Speaking from the Souda Bay military base on Crete, Pompeo said relations between the United States and Greece are “at an all time high and getting stronger.” Greece has looked to the U.S. and the European Union for support in its territorial dispute with Turkey. Turkey last month sent a research vessel, accompanied by warships, to prospect for energy resources in an area where Greece claims exclusive rights. Athens sent its own warships and put its armed forces on alert.