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Tensions escalated sharply last year when Turkey began exploring for gas in waters claimed by Greece, and both sides declared overlapping exclusive economic zones, bringing the countries to the closest point of war in decades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The hitch:<\/strong> Neither side can agree on what to discuss. 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