Greek FM: Pending expansion of territorial waters around Crete obviously involves eastern part Tuesday, 19 January 2021 12:44 UPD:12:49 Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias clarified on Tuesday, speaking before a Parliament plenary session, said a pending expansion of territorial waters around Crete obviously includes maritime regions to the east of the large island. He was responding to a point raised by the rapporteur of main opposition SYRIZA party, former foreign minister Giorgos Katrougalos, who claimed that there was a "difference of opinion" between Dendias and PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the specific issue and even strategy in the face of Turkish provocations and belligerence in the wider region.