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Stop militarising Aegean islands, Turkey’s Erdogan tells Greece

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses an audience as he watches a military exercise near Izmir on Thursday [Murat Cetinmuhurdar via Reuters]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded Greece stop arming Aegean Sea islands that have non-military status and abide by international agreements in remarks that could inflame long-standing disagreements between the two countries.

“I warn Greece to avoid dreams, acts and statements that will result in regret. Come to your senses,” Erdogan said on Thursday in a televised speech made as he observed large-scale Turkish military drills near Izmir, on the country’s western coast.

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