Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos talked by phone with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades as well as with Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, according to a Foreign ministry announcement.

The issue of their phone conversation was the further coordination of the moves of Greece and Cyprus regarding the new Turkish provocations in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone, the announcement noted.

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had also talked by the phone earlier with the Cypriot President.