Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tanju Bilgic. File photoANKARA, Jun 1 Greece is the only country in the world claiming more airspace than its territorial waters, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said earlier that Ankara suspends the high-level strategic council mechanism with Greece.Erdogan said that the Prime Minister of Greece no longer exists for him «We strongly condemn and reject the baseless statements against our country by the German Chancellery. It is unacceptable that Germany falls into the provocative trap of Greece and participates in the slanderous campaign of our country … Greece is the only country in the world, which claims more airspace than its territorial waters.Based on this illegal assertion, it would be incorrect to call flights within 6-10 miles of international airspace a «violation of Greek airspace,» Bilgich told reporters. In the words, «if there is an actor that threatens the sovereignty, regional security and stability of its neighbor, then it is Greece.» «In fact, Greece is arming the islands adjacent to our country, contrary to the Lausanne and Paris peace treaties of 1923 and 1947. In addition, it maintains its illegal and unfair position that it can unilaterally expand the territorial waters in the Aegean beyond 6 nautical miles, contrary to our country's vital interests and freedom of navigation,» he said. Athens and Ankara are trying to improve the difficult relationship In the summer of 2020, Greece and Turkey were on the verge of armed conflict three times, the general mobilization of the Greek armed forces was carried out.The reason was that Turkey began seismic surveys in the Eastern Mediterranean area, which Greece considers its exclusive economic zone.
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