PM slammed over Golden Dawn presence in minister's island tour

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras needs to clarify his position towards a visit to three Aegean border islands by Defense Minister Panos Kammenos that was attended by officials from far-right Golden Dawn, lawmakers from socialist PASOK and centrist Potami told Parliament on Monday.

Kammenos - who is also leader of the right-wing governing coalition partner Independent Greeks - toured military facilities on Monday at the southeastern Aegean islands of Kastelorizo, Rho and Strongyli accompanied by high-ranking defense officials and members of Parliament's defense committee, in a gesture widely seen as expressing support in the wake of comments from Turkish officials questioning Greece's borders.

The visit, however, has raised concern among opposition parties, which see the defense minister's tactics as grandstanding that could lead to an escalation of tension with...