​​​​​​​Reports: Military cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Greece raises Turkey's concern

 Greek media reports about Riyadh's intention to send "F-15" aircraft to the "Souda" military base on the Greek island of Crete raise concern in Turkey, reflected in the local media.

​​​​​​​Reports: Military cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Greece raises Turkey's concern
8 January, 2021   12:07
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 The Greek newspaper "Greek City Times" said that the news about joint military exercises between Greece and Saudi Arabia in the near future led to a mobilization in the Turkish media, one of which spoke about a "threat to Turkey" and indicated that the Saudi "F-15" aircraft would be used by the Greek pilots.p

 In this context, a Turkish newspaper said, "By order of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a large number of" F-15 "aircraft will land at Souda base on Crete, the largest island in Greece, to threaten Turkey.

 Zaman newspaper said that Greek media reports claimed that Saudi Arabia will send a number of "F-15" fighters to the "Souda" base on the island of Crete, in implementation of the instructions of the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, after Greece's concerns about Turkey increased with the increase in tensions between the two countries in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.

 She indicated that Greece decided to include Saudi Arabia in its alliance, after it succeeded in involving the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, France, the United States and Israel. Zaman stated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has the largest fleet of F-15 aircraft in the world, after the United States of America.  And Japan.

 It should be noted that Greece and the Greek side of the island of Cyprus have conducted several military maneuvers since last summer in the eastern Mediterranean, in cooperation with its allies against Turkey, in the words of Zaman newspaper.  $ 68 billion

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