Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his pleasure that the United Arab Emirates shares Greece's concerns about the memoranda of the Tripoli and Turkey government, he said after his meeting with his counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and announced that the two countries have decided to co-ordinate their actions.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, who is visiting Abu Dhabi, will meet on Monday with businessmen aiming to strengthen Greece-United Arab Emirates bilateral economic relations.

The European Union should keep its doors open to Turkey despite the country's descent into authoritarianism and its decision to drill for gas in the East Mediterranean off Cyprus, Greece's Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos told U.S. news site Politico.