ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey on Jan. 11 invited Greece to resume talks designed to reduce tensions between the neighbors, following this summer’s dispute over maritime borders and energy rights in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also extended an invitation to Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias for a meeting to discuss their troubled relations. The invitation comes as Turkey, which faces sanctions from the European Union, has vowed to improve ties with EU nations. “Today … we want to extend an open invitation to Greece,” Cavusoglu said. “We invite Greece to start exploratory talks, with the first meeting being held in January.” He said Turkey would host the talks at a date that would be mutually decided by Greek and Turkish officials. The so-called exploratory talks would be the 61st round of a long-running process of negotiations between Greece and Turkey that aim to improve relations that are often testy …