Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-07-16
CONTENTS
[01] Gov't spokeswoman on Turkish army helicopter's landing at
Alexandroupolis airport
[02] FM Kotzias has phone contact with Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu; expresses
Greece's support
[03] Stores to open on Sunday
[01] Gov't spokeswoman on Turkish army helicopter's landing at
Alexandroupolis airport
AMNA/Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili in a statement on Saturday
on the landing of a Turkish military helicopter at Alexandroupolis
airport said "On Saturday morning a Turkish military helicopter send
an SOS while entering the Greek airspace and asked permission for
emergency landing.
The Greek General staff immediately contacted the political authority and
Defence Minister Panos Kammenos with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Two
Greek airforce aircrafts were ordered to take off and accompany the
helicopter until its safe landing at Alexandroupolis airport.
The Greek police arrested the 8 passengers of the helicopter who stated
that they will seek political asylum in Greece. The Greek government has
informed the Turkish authorities in order the helicopter to be returned
as soon as possible to Turkey.
Regarding the helicopter passengers, the Greek government will follow
the relevant procedures according to the International Law, however,
the fact that in Turkey the suspects are facing charges for violating
the constitutional legality and attempt to dismantle the democracy will
be taken under very serious consideration.
[02] FM Kotzias has phone contact with Turkish FM Çavuşoğlu; expresses
Greece's support
"Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Saturday talked on the phone with
his Turkish counterpart, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, whom he told that Greece
condemns any coup attempt and supports the Turkish people's struggle
for democracy and defence of the constitutional order in Turkey",
said a Greek Foreign Ministry announcement.
Moreover, Kotzias had a phone contact with his Russian counterpart
Sergey Lavrov as well as with EU High Representative of Foreign Affairs
and Security Policy Federica Mongherini as well as with Italian Foreign
Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
[03] Stores to open on Sunday
The shops will be open on Sunday 17 July from 11:00 to 18:00 while the
big stores will remain open until 20:00.
Shops and stores are allowed to open on the first Sunday of the summer
sales period that started on July 11 and will end on August 31.
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