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Turkey has announced that it will not take part in NATO “Tiger Meet” military maneuvers in Greece next month, due to “provocations,” local security sources announced today.
Turkish authorities said they announced their decision to the host country on April 22nd.
Turkish media say Athens has used its disputes with Ankara to make changes to technical rules of maneuver, which violate international law. As Turkey’s demands were not met, the country withdrew from participating.
“Tiger Meet” is a NATO initiative to promote solidarity between the air force and is held in various countries. This year the exercise is scheduled for May 9-22.
Ankara was expected to send its F-16 fighter jets to the maneuvers of the Greek Araxos air base but officials considered the text used in the technical documentation to be inconsistent and the Greek side rejected the changes.
Other reports from Turkey suggested that it was Greece itself that was pushing for Turkey’s non-participation in the maneuvers, following recent clashes over airspace violations.
A report by the Voice of America network said that Greece had opposed Turkey’s participation in the maneuvers because the country is “neither an ally nor a friend.”
On Thursday, the Greek Foreign Ministry expressed its protest to the Turkish ambassador for the “unprecedented number of airspace violations by Turkey” which, according to local media, reached more than 100 within two days.
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