Turkey tells Greece it must take necessary measures to decrease tension in Aegean Sea

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim attends a press briefing in Hanoi, Vietnam August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a phone call on Tuesday that Greece needed to take steps to decrease tension in the Aegean sea, a source from the Turkish prime minister's office said.

Relations between the two neighbours have become strained due to a dispute over resources in the eastern Mediterranean and vessels from the two sides colliding near disputed islands.

(Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Peter Graff)