As Tensions Rise Again, Turkish and Greek Officials to Meet

ISTANBUL - Turkey's foreign minister is scheduled to hold talks in Athens with his Greek counterpart Monday in the latest efforts to deescalate tensions between the two NATO members.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu rebuked his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at a press conference in Ankara last month.   The very public argument over who was to blame for the lack of progress in resolving the countries' differences underscores the scale of the ministers' task when they meet in Athens Monday, says Cengiz Aktar of the Athens University.  "I think the Greeks are very realistic," he said. "They, of course, prefer to talk, that's what they said right from the beginning. But what we know is that the disagreements are there to stay. There is no development whatsoever on the numerous, countless issues and the problems that exist between the two countries."