The Turkish Air Force has refused to take part in the NATO exercise \u201cTiger Meet\u201d, which will be held in Greece on May 9-22.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
According to the Turkish Sabah today, Turkey\u2019s refusal is due to disagreements between Ankara and Athens, although earlier Turkish F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters were going to take part in the exercises. This year they will be held at the Araxos air base, in the west of the country. However, the Greek General Aviation Headquarters canceled Ankara\u2019s invitation to participate. The reason is not new: the constant violations of Greek air borders by Turkish fighters and the flight over the islands of Greece. The publication writes:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore each exercise, the host country prepares a technical agreement on the conduct of activities. It is established that Greece, which prepared this year\u2019s technical regulation, has amended the document in question with an approach aimed at Turkey, aimed at differences between the two countries. The Air Force Command immediately took action against these intentional additions and demanded to change the technical regulation, which is contrary to international law. Turkey\u2019s insistent demands were not accepted by Greece.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Thus writes RIA News referring to Sabah, Turkey decided to refuse to participate in NATO exercises:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Both countries \u2013 both Greece and Turkey \u2013 are trying to improve a difficult relationship. In the summer of 2020, Athens and Ankara were on the verge of armed conflict three times, while a general mobilization of the Greek armed forces was carried out. The reason was the start of seismic exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean region by Turkey. Greece considers this area its exclusive economic zone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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