A day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a 'veiled' threat to take military action against Greece, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his country is open to dialogue with its neighbour.
"Greece never provokes, it always responds with confidence when provoked," Mitsotakis said as EU leaders prepared to meet in Prague this Friday.
"It makes no sense for Greece to be accused of raising tensions in the Aegean while Turkey is raising doubts about the sovereignty of the islands," said Mitsotakis.
Regardless of the situation, Greek leaders have stated that Greece is not "closing the door" to dialogue, and they have even expressed confidence that international laws are on their side.
According to the Greek media, in a press conference at the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community, Turkish President Erdogan accused Athens of supporting its policy on lies and that they have nothing to discuss.
Erdogan also said Athens understood Ankara's repeated warning that "one night we may arrive unexpectedly".
On Friday, the Greek leader also referred to controversial comments made by Erdogan during the dinner at the Prague meeting on Thursday evening.
"It was a first-class opportunity even for my colleagues who do not know enough about this topic to understand who is the one who provokes and raises the tone and which country confidently defends its rights," said Mitsotakis.