an hour agoTensions at the meeting between Erdogan and Greek minister: Keep Your Place
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Turkey's President, Recep Tayip Erdoğan, criticised Greek Minister Nikos Dendias, over statements at the press conference with counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. According to foreign media, Erdogan has said the meeting he held with Dendias was friendly, but then took another turn. He has said further that his minister reminded them [...]
He has said further that his minister reminded the Athens official to keep his rightful place.
Our “meeting took place in a friendly atmosphere, but during a conversation with our foreign minister, the issue took another turn. Of course, in the face of Dendia's behaviour and his stance, the foreign minister reminded him of the country belonging to”, the Turkish president said.
Erdogan added that Turkey considers the Greek minister's stance inappropriate.
The two countries are allies in NATO, but continue to clash over a range of issues, such as extending continental shelves to the eastern Mediterranean, airspace, energy resources, ethnically divided Cyprus and the status of several islands in the Aegean. Tensions peaked last summer when Turkey sent drilling ships to Mediterranean waters.
