Tsipras: 'Deep concern' over Erdogan remarks

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has expressed his "deep concern" to a top NATO commander over recent comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that appeared to question a historic treaty that set the borders of modern Turkey, Kathimerini understands.

During a meeting with NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Curtis Scaparrotti, in Athens on Monday, the Greek prime minister was quoted by sources as saying that "security and stability in the region can only be secured on the basis of international law."

The warning, analysts say, was part of the government's broader effort to inform its international allies of the geopolitical particularities that Greece - a NATO and EU member - is facing in the wake of Turkey's failed coup on July 15.

The warning came a day after the Greek Foreign Ministry condemned the "revisionist rationale"...

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