Aegean

Greece won't relinquish 'inch' of its rights

Greece wants to live peacefully with Turkey but will not "relinquish an inch" of its territorial rights, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Friday during a speech in Thessaloniki.

Tensions between the two countries flared up after former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias said last week that the country was planning to extend its western territorial waters soon.

Greece calls Turkey a 'violator of international law' following Aegean warnings

In response to warnings this week from Turkey that it will take all necessary measures to protect its interests in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean from supposed unilateral Greek actions, Athens described Ankara as a "violator" of international law.

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