Greek, Turkish navy ships almost collide
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>Greek, Turkish navy ships almost collide
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>ATHENS (October 23, 1997 6:40 p.m. EDT http://www.nando.net) – The
>long-time Greek-Turkish rivalry in the Aegean Sea took another course on
>Thursday with reports that naval ships from the two countries had been
>in a near collision.
>
>Both countries accused the other of causing the incident, which occurred
>Wednesday in international waters between the two Greek islands of Chios
>and Lesbos.
>
>Defense Ministry officials in Athens said a Greek navy minesweeper
>brushed against a Turkish patrol boat, the result of “dangerous handling
>by the Turkish captain.”
>
>In Turkey, the state-run Anatolian news agency said a Greek minesweeper
>tried to pass over a semi-submerged Turkish submarine.
>
>The agency quoted Turkish chief of staff Ismail Hakki Karadayi as saying
>the action of the Greek ship was an example of “a hostile attitude.”
>There were no injuries, it said.
>
>The near collision was the latest in a series of incidents between
>Greece and Turkey, which are at odds over both Cyprus and the
>sovereignty of various small islands in the Aegean.
>
>Athens has accused Ankara of numerous violations of its air space
>coinciding with Greece-Cyprus war games on the divided island.
>
>It said Turkish planes twice buzzed a transport plane carrying Greek
>Defence Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos to and from the Cyprus military
>exercises.
>
>Greece lashed out at the United States this week for not condemning
>Turkey for the Tsohatsopoulos incident. Washington said late on
>Wednesday that it had raised the issue with Ankara.
>
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