Turkey has waned Greece that military drills they are conducting on the Aegean island of Kos, are against international law and could spark tensions between Athens and Ankara In a statement the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu said: “We call on our neighbor Greece to refrain from unilateral actions that… could trigger tensions and are against international law” RT reports: The exercises breached a 1947 treaty that prohibited this kind of activity on the island, Muftuoglu noted, adding that Turkey could take preventive measures if necessary. A source from the Greek Defense Ministry confirmed that the scheduled drills involving Greek Special Forces parachuting onto Kos did take place and will continue. “The training schedule of the Greek armed forces is not going to stop,” the source also said. In turn, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos stressed the need to respect the concept of peace and international law, noting, however, that Greece “among other things has to guard and defend the borders of the European Union,” Greek news outlet Newpost reported. “The ideals of solidarity and peace will guide Greece on its way,” Pavlopoulos added. Tensions between the two countries have been running high since last week, when a Greek court refused [...]
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