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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Turkey's Erdogan warns Greece to demilitarize Aegean islands

AP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday warned Greece to demilitarize islands in the Aegean, saying he was “not joking” with such comments.

Turkey says Greece has been building a military presence on Aegean in violation of treaties that guarantee the unarmed statues of the islands. It argues that the islands were ceded to Greece on condition that they be kept demilitarized.

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