Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has reiterated that Greece will not discuss sovereignty issues with Turkey, emphasising that such topics are non-negotiable in ongoing dialogues or international forums. Speaking on SKAI radio, Gerapetritis highlighted the importance of resolving maritime disputes for regional peace and noted recent improvements in Greek-Turkish relations, including reduced airspace violations and enhanced migration cooperation.
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Tensions continue to rise in the Aegean Sea as a Turkish maritime patrol aircraft and a helicopter were reported entering Greek airspace without submitting a flight plan on Wednesday, marking the latest in a string of similar incidents this month.
Turkey has escalated tensions by sending the research vessel “R/V Bilim 2” to the Aegean, in response to Greece’s activities. The move comes after an Italian vessel operating on behalf of Athens was forced to leave the Turkish continental shelf, prompting Ankara to assert its position regarding territorial and maritime claims.
Turkey has voiced opposition to Greece‘s proposal for establishing a new marine park in the…