Greek servicemen
Tsipras, Erdogan meeting key in the release of two Greek servicemen, Katrougalos says
The key event that crowned Greece’s diplomatic efforts for the release by Turkey of the two Greek servicemen in the last period was Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO Summit early in July, Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos told Athens-Macedonian News Agency’s radio […]
USA welcomes return of Greek servicemen: Congratulates Greek people and Foreign Ministry
US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert welcomed the return of the two Greek servicemen in Greece and congratulated the Greek people and the Greek Foreign Ministry in a post on her personal twitter account.
EuroMP Kefalogiannis given permission by Turkish gov’t to visit detained servicemen
The Turkish government approved a request by New Democracy Eurodeputy MP Manolis Kefalogiannis to visit the two Greek servicemen held in the Edirne jail, according to Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA). The two men have been held for trespassing into Turkish territory early in March, and are awaiting trial.