Greek Minister: Erdogan obstructs release of two Greek soldiers

Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said the repatriation of two captured Greek soldiers in Turkish Aderna could take 15 years because of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's intervention in the judiciary

Greek Minister: Erdogan obstructs release of two Greek soldiers
4 April, 2018   10:56

NEWS DESK-In a press conference held by the Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on the arrest of the Turkish army of two United soldiers in Aderna region of Turkey.

"The adventure of the Greek soldiers may take 15 years in a country where justice is absent and the courts are under orders of the Sultan.
Kammenos added that Turkey had violated international law and that a statement of allegation against the two Greek soldiers was no longer useful because the planned arrest of the two Greek soldiers had occurred in the past and would have ended in five minutes.
Kammenos also said that there are no channels of communication with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the soldiers, pointing to the existence of actual tensions between Greece and Turkey, pointing out the possibility of military confrontations.
He added "We are serious, but we do not want to swallow this taste, and we have no intention of manipulating the tensions, but if there is incitement we will respond appropriately."
Commenting on the possibility of communicating with Ankara to find a solution to the soldiers, Kammenos said "We are talking about Erdogan, who publicly humiliated America and Netanyahu."
Kammenos referred to the return of Greece military helicopter used by the eight military to escape from Turkey to Greece, following the brutal coup attempt to show good faith, stressing the demand of the eight Turkish soldiers who sought refuge in Greece for fear of the killing of Turkish authorities.
Kammenos said that the realities of the eight Turkish soldiers and the Greek soldiers are different and cannot be compared.

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