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Greece says Turkish ship ‘threatening’ peace

By AFP
August 11, 2020

ATHENS: Greece on Monday accused Turkey of "threatening peace" in the eastern Mediterranean and called a military meeting after Ankara resumed oil and gas research near a Greek island. The Greek foreign ministry said that Turkey’s decision to deploy seismic research ship Oruc Reis constituted a "new serious escalation" and "exposed" Turkey’s "destabilising role".