Socialist former prime minister George Papandreou revealed that in 2003 the governments of Greece and Turkey almost agreed to resolve the issue of delineating their continental shelf through the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague.
During an interview with private Turkish network NTV last week, Papandreou, who was Foreign Minister at the time, stressed the importance of using dialogue and the framework of international law to de-escalate tension between the two neighbours.
He added that both sides hold some strong views on the issue but that it should not be a barrier to dialogue between them. In this spirit, he hailed the recent resumption of exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey.
“Naturally, we hope that during…