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Turkey accuses Greece of 'harassing' research ship in Aegean Sea
[PRESSTV] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...Qatar's satrapy in Asia Minor...
 has accused the Greek military of "harassing" a Ottoman Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea, despite efforts by Athens and Ankara to resolve their differences over the disputed waters.Turkey's Defense Ministry claimed on Tuesday that four Greek F-16 fighters had flown close to the TCG Cesme ship, which was carrying out "technical and scientific research" in waters near the Greek island of Lemnos.

One of the Greek fighter jets was alleged to have flown "at an altitude of 1,000 meters" and dropped a flare "two nautical miles" away from the Ottoman Turkish research ship.

"This is unfortunately one of the frequent acts of harassment by our Greek neighbors," Ottoman Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in statement.

Without providing further details, Akar said that Turkey had made an "adequate response" to the incident.

"We all believe that such harassment is not appropriate and does not suit good neighborly relations," he added.

Greek media reported that an official from the country's Defense Ministry had denied that its fighter jets had harassed a Ottoman Turkish vessel.




Posted by: Fred 2021-02-24
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