Turkey and Greece have agreed to strengthen their economic ties despite deep-rooted differences, particularly over Cyprus.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was in Athens, as part of a two-day annual event to boost ties between the two countries.

He called for an agreement to share natural gas fields close to Cyprus.The issue caused a breakdown in peace talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in October after Turkey sent navy ships and a research vessel to collect data in disputed waters.