Turkey continues provocations despite Greek PM's appeal for 'cooperation'

In a visit to the Aegean island of Kastellorizo on Tuesday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sent a message of "cooperation... but also determination" to Turkey. But provocations continued with Turkish jets harassing the Chinook helicopter carrying Tsipras and armed forces chief Evangelos Apostolakis. 

While Tsipras and Apostolakis were being flown to Rhodes from Ro, the Turkish fighter jets, flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet, asked the Greek helicopter pilot, which at that moment was at 1,500 feet, to provide flight details, according to defense sources.

The pilot alerted the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), which dispatched two fighter jets that approached the area at 20,000 feet, prompting the Turkish aircraft to retreat. Meanwhile Turkish Coast Guard and Navy vessels have been gathering along the coast opposite Imia since Sunday, Kathimerini understands. 

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