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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-11-16
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[01] Top Pentagon official in Athens
[01] Top Pentagon official in Athens
ANA-MPA -- The gamut of Greek-US relations in the defence and global
security sectors were on the table of discussions in Athens on Monday
between Alternate DM Panos Beglitis and visiting US Assistant Secretary
of Defense Alexander Vershbow, with an emphasis on regional
developments in the Balkans and SE Europe.
Beyond developments in the wider region, however, the Greek side also
reportedly presented the high-ranking US official with statistical
evidence pointing to continued Turkish military provocations in the
eastern Aegean, with Beglitis emphasising that "we will not tolerate
any behaviour by Turkey that continues to violate international
treaties and International Law â¦
"We will not discuss anything if everyone does not accept the reality
in the Aegean, which is expressed by International law."
Speaking later at a press briefing at the US embassy in Athens,
Vershbow, a veteran US Foreign Service envoy and former US ambassador
to NATO (1998-2001), said that the situation in the eastern Aegean "â¦
is certainly an issue that is of concern to the United States and I
think it is of concern to other allies. We continue to encourage both
Greece and Turkey to try to find diplomatic solutions to the problems
that have led to some of the tensions surrounding these issues, and
surrounding the overflight issue, in particular."
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Caption: ANA-MPA / EPA file photo of Alexander Vershbow.
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