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PM Tsipras: Greece will not tolerate any questioning of its territorial integrity or its sovereign rights
“Greece will neither allow nor tolerate any questioning of its territorial integrity or its sovereign rights; Greece is not playing games,” stated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during his speech to Coast Guard officers on Thursday, during a visit to the shipping ministry.
Kammenos urges Greece’s allies in NATO and the European Union to adopt ‘clear stance’ on Turkey
Defence Minister Panos Kammenos urged Greece’s allies in NATO and the European Union to adopt a “clear stance” regarding Turkey’s behaviour, in bilateral talks with his counterparts on the sidelines of the NATO defence ministers’ meeting held in Brussels on Wednesday.
Gov’t spokesman Tzanakopoulos: The status quo in the Aegean is totally clear
Turkey is escalating its aggression in the Aegean Sea, although at present the tension over the ramming of a Greek coast guard vessel by a Turkish patrol boat off Imia islet has dropped, Government Spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos told public radio ERA on Wednesday.
Jean-Claude Juncker condemns Turkish stance and the tension with Cyprus and Greece
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday condemned Turkey’s stance and the recent tension it created with Greece and Cyprus.
Tension is de-escalating in the Aegean after a Turkish patrol boat rammed Greek Coast Guard vessel
Tension is de-escalating in the Aegean after yesterday’s incident when a Turkish patrol boat rammed onto a Greek Coast Guard vessel, causing minor damage.
Tsipras tells Yildirim Imia incident ‘directly undermines Greek-Turkish relations’
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday that incidents like the one in the region of Imia on Monday “directly undermine Greek-Turkish relations.”
Damage to Coast Guard boat rammed near Imia is ‘insignificant’, say CG officials
The damage caused to the Greek Coast Guard boat after it was rammed by a Turkish patrol vessel near the islets of Imia around midnight on Monday is “insignificant”, senior Coast Guard officers said on Tuesday, after an initial assessment.
The government will resolutely defend Greece’s sovereign rights, Tzanakopoulos says
“The Greek government has repeatedly said that it will resolutely defend the sovereign rights of the country,” government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Tuesday, commenting on the collision between a Turkish patrol boat and Greek coast guard vessel near the Imia islets.
Turkish patrol boat rams Greek Coast Guard vessel near Imia islets
A Turkish patrol boat rammed into a Greek Coast Guard patrol boat with a crew of 27 in the early hours of Tuesday, just after midnight, near the Imia islets in the southeastern Aegean.
Foreign Ministry’s announcement on Turkey’s illegal actions in Cyprus’ EEZ
The Greek Foreign Ministry in an announcement on Monday called on Turkey to comply with the international law “Turkey continues to dispute international legality by flagrantly violating the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean.