By FactsWow Team
Posted on: 13 Dec, 2022
Greek authorities retaliated against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he threatened to launch missiles against Athens last weekend.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, arriving in Brussels for a meeting on EU foreign policy, said it is unacceptable and universally condemned for an allied country to threaten a missile attack against Greece.
As a result, the North Atlantic Alliance cannot accept North Korean attitudes. At a town hall meeting with youths in Samsun on Saturday, Erdogan said the Turkish government was frightened by the Greeks because of the Tayfun short-range ballistic missiles it was making.
In the past half-century, neighbors and NATO allies have conflicted with several issues, including territorial claims in the Aegean Sea and rights to energy exploration. Three times in the past half-century, they have come close to war.
Turkish government officials claim that some Greek islands are in dispute because Athens violated international treaties.
It is highly unusual to hear a threat of a missile strike from Erdogan. However, Erdogan also threatened to land Turkish troops 'suddenly one night' in Greece.
During a media briefing in Athens, Greek government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said that Erdogan must know that his country cannot be terrorized or intimidated.
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