Greece has decided to cancel the participation of the Turkish Air Force in the NATO Tiger Meet air exercise, which will take place in Araxos from 9 to 20 May, it was decided at an extraordinary meeting of the chiefs of staff of the armed forces of Greece, which took place on Wednesday evening.
The reason is the barrage of violations with overflights of Turkish aircraft in the Aegean Sea throughout the day. According to Greek military sources, "only allies and friends participate in NATO exercises on Greek territory and Turkey is neither a friend nor an ally."
Earlier, the Greek Foreign Ministry had sent a letter to the Turkish Ambassador in Athens regarding the series of overflights over Symi, Rhodes, Samos, Leros, Kos and other islands. In all cases, Turkish fighter jets were identified and intercepted by their Greek counterparts, in accordance with international rules, as is standard practice.
Source: KYPE
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