Erdogan pours more oil on fire, lashing out against Mitsotakis

Amid continuing tensions at the Greek-Turkish land border over a fresh migration crisis, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday added fuel to the fire, saying that he did not want to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and telling German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the migration deal between Turkey and the European Union needs to be revised. 

Speaking on a return flight from Moscow, Erdogan said of Mitsotakis, "I don't want to be in the same place or in the same photograph as him." Erdogan claimed that Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov tried to convince him to arrange a trilateral summit, but he refused, accusing the Greek government of "chasing" refugees.

On Friday Erdogan reiterated accusations of Greek border guards ostensibly shooting migrants at the border and also accused the Greek coast guard of "sinking boats."   

The Greek...

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